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UPS and Software
This may be a dumb question, but I will ask anyway. Just bought an
APC UPS for the computer I plan to build. It comes with software that shows UPS usage etc. Is it OK to use the UPS with a computer with no OS before the UPS software has been loaded. For that matter, is it OK to permanently use the UPS without the software..just plug in the computer and forget about it. I mean, the software shouldn't in any way control the circuits, power delivered etc does it...is there any danger in using the UPS without the software? Howard |
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"Howard" wrote in message om... This may be a dumb question, but I will ask anyway. Just bought an APC UPS for the computer I plan to build. It comes with software that shows UPS usage etc. Is it OK to use the UPS with a computer with no OS before the UPS software has been loaded. For that matter, is it OK to permanently use the UPS without the software..just plug in the computer and forget about it. I mean, the software shouldn't in any way control the circuits, power delivered etc does it...is there any danger in using the UPS without the software? Howard it is totally unnecessary to use the UPS software... it will funtion just fine without it from what i understand, the software will simply shut down your apps then turn the computer off in the event of a power failure |
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Howard wrote:
This may be a dumb question, but I will ask anyway. Just bought an APC UPS for the computer I plan to build. It comes with software that shows UPS usage etc. Is it OK to use the UPS with a computer with no OS before the UPS software has been loaded. For that matter, is it OK to permanently use the UPS without the software..just plug in the computer and forget about it. I mean, the software shouldn't in any way control the circuits, power delivered etc does it...is there any danger in using the UPS without the software? The UPS will work fine without the software. But the benefit of the software is that it will shut down your computer cleanly before the battery fails. =-WD |
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"Howard" wrote in message om... This may be a dumb question, but I will ask anyway. Just bought an APC UPS for the computer I plan to build. It comes with software that shows UPS usage etc. Is it OK to use the UPS with a computer with no OS before the UPS software has been loaded. For that matter, is it OK to permanently use the UPS without the software..just plug in the computer and forget about it. I mean, the software shouldn't in any way control the circuits, power delivered etc does it...is there any danger in using the UPS without the software? Howard If your running XP it has UPS shutdown software built-in. Craig |
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If your running XP it has UPS shutdown software built-in.
same with 'ME' nothing sophisticated of course "Craig" wrote in message news:k3Xlb.98505$0Z5.82181@lakeread03... "Howard" wrote in message om... This may be a dumb question, but I will ask anyway. Just bought an APC UPS for the computer I plan to build. It comes with software that shows UPS usage etc. Is it OK to use the UPS with a computer with no OS before the UPS software has been loaded. For that matter, is it OK to permanently use the UPS without the software..just plug in the computer and forget about it. I mean, the software shouldn't in any way control the circuits, power delivered etc does it...is there any danger in using the UPS without the software? Howard Craig |
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Thanks everyone. Yes, I am running XP and it seems to me that software will be
useful, be it XP or UPS to automatically shut down, so I guess I will use it once the system is built. Howard |
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When you do install your OS, read the directions for the UPS
carefully...mine does not use the built in XP software to monitor the and control settings for the UPS. The first install instruction is to turn off the XP UPS software. Mine is manufactured by CyberPower. The software is far superior to the imbedded XP program. Fitz |
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Used mine for years w/o software.
Have another that supports an AT&T telephone system. No software. The computer only knows that the UPS is there when you connect a communications link (serial or USB), otherwise it cannot tell and does not care where the power comes from. Howard wrote: This may be a dumb question, but I will ask anyway. Just bought an APC UPS for the computer I plan to build. It comes with software that shows UPS usage etc. Is it OK to use the UPS with a computer with no OS before the UPS software has been loaded. For that matter, is it OK to permanently use the UPS without the software..just plug in the computer and forget about it. I mean, the software shouldn't in any way control the circuits, power delivered etc does it...is there any danger in using the UPS without the software? Howard |
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Howard wrote:
This may be a dumb question, but I will ask anyway. Just bought an APC UPS for the computer I plan to build. It comes with software that shows UPS usage etc. Is it OK to use the UPS with a computer with no OS before the UPS software has been loaded. For that matter, is it OK to permanently use the UPS without the software..just plug in the computer and forget about it. I mean, the software shouldn't in any way control the circuits, power delivered etc does it...is there any danger in using the UPS without the software? Howard Completely draining the UPS battery is a bad thing. The computer can send to the UPS a message to shut down the UPS after a certain time delay. So the computer sends such a message, then shuts itself down, then the UPS shuts itself down. In that way the UPS battery is not drained. Then when power is restored, your UPS is again ready to protect against short power outages. |
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Yes you can use the UPS just fine all by itself without installing any
software. Most UPS's should have a series of lights on the front indicates the current status of the UPS as well as a series of lights indicating the load on the UPS. These lights will tell you if you are trying to power more systems than the UPS was designed to supply power for. When the UPS loses input AC (when the power fails) it should beep at you indicateing it's now running on it's internal batteries, ands you should gracefully shut down whatever is plugged into the UPS before the batteries run down. As long as you pay attention to the various indicators on the front panel and any beeping coming from it , you don't 'have' to run the software. The software is a very nice way to keeps tabs on the workings of the UPS as well as a way of using a signal (usually sent via a serial cable to the system) from the UPS to the system to automatically trigger a graceful system shutdown when the UPS loses power. Please keep in mind that your average UPS is only meant to TEMPORARILY supply power to whatever's plugged into it. It is not meant to aloow you to run your system for hours on end when your primariy power fails. A properly sized UPS will keep your system alive for perhaps 20 min or so. It's only meant to keep your system alive long enough for you to get to the system and shut it down properly. "Matt" wrote in message ... Howard wrote: This may be a dumb question, but I will ask anyway. Just bought an APC UPS for the computer I plan to build. It comes with software that shows UPS usage etc. Is it OK to use the UPS with a computer with no OS before the UPS software has been loaded. For that matter, is it OK to permanently use the UPS without the software..just plug in the computer and forget about it. I mean, the software shouldn't in any way control the circuits, power delivered etc does it...is there any danger in using the UPS without the software? Howard Completely draining the UPS battery is a bad thing. The computer can send to the UPS a message to shut down the UPS after a certain time delay. So the computer sends such a message, then shuts itself down, then the UPS shuts itself down. In that way the UPS battery is not drained. Then when power is restored, your UPS is again ready to protect against short power outages. |
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