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Hi: Finally got the a APC Backup XS 900 box after power interruptions mess up my PC more than once. Now I got it plugged in, I'm trying to figure out how to get it to work properly. - Seems the UPS beeps once or twice a day, when power flickers for a moment. It went into hibernation immediately. - Hibernation seemed to have worked normally till the UPS was installed, and now it reboots at times instead, saying "recovering from a serious error". So these two problems defeats the purpose of UPS since data is lost. - I went to power options and set it at "take no action" when the alarm sounds, which stopped the hibernation. - But I then set the power scheme to hiberrnate in "10 minutes" if on battery, and it apparently does not do hibernate. Questions Do I have to go back to alarm, and put in a program to hibernate it in 10 minutes there?? I just want the UPS to handle power interruptions lasting 10 minutes or more, and give me time to finish what I'm doing. Do you think the new UPS drivers messed up hibernation?? Thanks |
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Did you connect a "monitoring" wire between the USB and your PC? Have you check with APC Support (www.apcc.com?) On 11/09/2006 FrankChin <FrankChin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >Hi: > >Finally got the a APC Backup XS 900 box after power interruptions mess up my >PC more than once. Now I got it plugged in, I'm trying to figure out how to >get it to work properly. > >- Seems the UPS beeps once or twice a day, when power flickers for a moment. >It went into hibernation immediately. > >- Hibernation seemed to have worked normally till the UPS was installed, and >now it reboots at times instead, saying "recovering from a serious error". So >these two problems defeats the purpose of UPS since data is lost. > >- I went to power options and set it at "take no action" when the alarm >sounds, which stopped the hibernation. > >- But I then set the power scheme to hiberrnate in "10 minutes" if on >battery, and it apparently does not do hibernate. > >Questions > >Do I have to go back to alarm, and put in a program to hibernate it in 10 >minutes there?? I just want the UPS to handle power interruptions lasting 10 >minutes or more, and give me time to finish what I'm doing. > >Do you think the new UPS drivers messed up hibernation?? > >Thanks > > > > > -- --- Y. |
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"FrankChin" <FrankChin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:87CCAA62-CC96-44AB-A175-5C3BE493E859@microsoft.com... > Hi: > > Finally got the a APC Backup XS 900 box after power interruptions mess up > my > PC more than once. Now I got it plugged in, I'm trying to figure out how > to > get it to work properly. > > - Seems the UPS beeps once or twice a day, when power flickers for a > moment. > It went into hibernation immediately. > > - Hibernation seemed to have worked normally till the UPS was installed, > and > now it reboots at times instead, saying "recovering from a serious error". > So > these two problems defeats the purpose of UPS since data is lost. > > - I went to power options and set it at "take no action" when the alarm > sounds, which stopped the hibernation. > > - But I then set the power scheme to hiberrnate in "10 minutes" if on > battery, and it apparently does not do hibernate. > > Questions > > Do I have to go back to alarm, and put in a program to hibernate it in 10 > minutes there?? I just want the UPS to handle power interruptions lasting > 10 > minutes or more, and give me time to finish what I'm doing. > > Do you think the new UPS drivers messed up hibernation?? > > Thanks You might want to contact APC tech support. -- Rock [MVP Windows Shell/User] |
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"FrankChin" <FrankChin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:87CCAA62-CC96-44AB-A175-5C3BE493E859@microsoft.com... > Hi: > > Finally got the a APC Backup XS 900 box after power interruptions mess > up my > PC more than once. Now I got it plugged in, I'm trying to figure out > how to > get it to work properly. > > - Seems the UPS beeps once or twice a day, when power flickers for a > moment. > It went into hibernation immediately. > > - Hibernation seemed to have worked normally till the UPS was > installed, and > now it reboots at times instead, saying "recovering from a serious > error". So > these two problems defeats the purpose of UPS since data is lost. > > - I went to power options and set it at "take no action" when the > alarm > sounds, which stopped the hibernation. > > - But I then set the power scheme to hiberrnate in "10 minutes" if on > battery, and it apparently does not do hibernate. > > Questions > > Do I have to go back to alarm, and put in a program to hibernate it > in 10 > minutes there?? I just want the UPS to handle power interruptions > lasting 10 > minutes or more, and give me time to finish what I'm doing. > > Do you think the new UPS drivers messed up hibernation?? > > Thanks This appears to be just a little mis-configuration. You don't need the APC software. Hibernate must be enabled. No system can go into hibernation with the hard-drives turned off. With the cable from APC port to USB port my settings are: Left row -never- -never- -never- -never- Right row -never- -never- -never- -after 10 minutes- Without the cable, when the APC alarm sounds, I just properly close all open applications and then shut down. |
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FrankChin wrote: > Hi: > > Finally got the a APC Backup XS 900 box after power interruptions > mess up my PC more than once. Now I got it plugged in, I'm trying to > figure out how to get it to work properly. > > - Seems the UPS beeps once or twice a day, when power flickers for a > moment. It went into hibernation immediately. > > - Hibernation seemed to have worked normally till the UPS was > installed, and now it reboots at times instead, saying "recovering > from a serious error". So these two problems defeats the purpose of > UPS since data is lost. > > - I went to power options and set it at "take no action" when the > alarm sounds, which stopped the hibernation. > > - But I then set the power scheme to hiberrnate in "10 minutes" if on > battery, and it apparently does not do hibernate. How does the PC know it's using battery power? Unless you have a wire other than power going from the UPS to the PC, the PC has no way of knowing whether it's using mains or backup. > > Questions > > Do I have to go back to alarm, and put in a program to hibernate it > in 10 minutes there?? I just want the UPS to handle power > interruptions lasting 10 minutes or more, and give me time to finish > what I'm doing. Ten minutes is pushing it. A cheap UPS may keep a loaded PC running for that long, but don't count on more than two-three minutes. > > Do you think the new UPS drivers messed up hibernation?? > > Thanks |
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How long your UPS lasts on battery depends on how much hardware is drawing power, their should be wattage ratings on each device. Mine is a 1000 not a APC Mine is tripplite and I've got it set on 10 minutes, works just fine for me, never had an issue relating to power being shut off, however I did install the power alert console from the manufactor, and it's a smart UPS via the USB bus. "HeyBub" wrote: > FrankChin wrote: > > Hi: > > > > Finally got the a APC Backup XS 900 box after power interruptions > > mess up my PC more than once. Now I got it plugged in, I'm trying to > > figure out how to get it to work properly. > > > > - Seems the UPS beeps once or twice a day, when power flickers for a > > moment. It went into hibernation immediately. > > > > - Hibernation seemed to have worked normally till the UPS was > > installed, and now it reboots at times instead, saying "recovering > > from a serious error". So these two problems defeats the purpose of > > UPS since data is lost. > > > > - I went to power options and set it at "take no action" when the > > alarm sounds, which stopped the hibernation. > > > > - But I then set the power scheme to hiberrnate in "10 minutes" if on > > battery, and it apparently does not do hibernate. > > How does the PC know it's using battery power? Unless you have a wire other > than power going from the UPS to the PC, the PC has no way of knowing > whether it's using mains or backup. > > > > > Questions > > > > Do I have to go back to alarm, and put in a program to hibernate it > > in 10 minutes there?? I just want the UPS to handle power > > interruptions lasting 10 minutes or more, and give me time to finish > > what I'm doing. > > Ten minutes is pushing it. A cheap UPS may keep a loaded PC running for that > long, but don't count on more than two-three minutes. > > > > > Do you think the new UPS drivers messed up hibernation?? > > > > Thanks > > > |
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Comments in line: "FrankChin" <FrankChin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:87CCAA62-CC96-44AB-A175-5C3BE493E859@microsoft.com... > Hi: > > Finally got the a APC Backup XS 900 box after power interruptions mess up > my > PC more than once. Now I got it plugged in, I'm trying to figure out how > to > get it to work properly. > > - Seems the UPS beeps once or twice a day, when power flickers for a > moment. > That is normal default behaviour > It went into hibernation immediately.> What "It" went into hibernation? A UPS does not "hibertate"; it is either "On" or "Off", unless/until the battery is dead. Did you plug the UPS in for a full 24 Hours (to charge the battery) before you connected it to your system? > - Hibernation seemed to have worked normally till the UPS was installed, > and now it reboots at times instead, saying "recovering from a serious > error". > If you failed to fully charge the battery before connecting your computer to the UPS, then yes, your computer would see a short power failure or a deep power sag as having its power cord suddenly unplugged. Steve <So > these two problems defeats the purpose of UPS since data is lost. > > - I went to power options and set it at "take no action" when the alarm > sounds, which stopped the hibernation. > > - But I then set the power scheme to hiberrnate in "10 minutes" if on > battery, and it apparently does not do hibernate. > > Questions > > Do I have to go back to alarm, and put in a program to hibernate it in 10 > minutes there?? I just want the UPS to handle power interruptions lasting > 10 > minutes or more, and give me time to finish what I'm doing. > > Do you think the new UPS drivers messed up hibernation?? > > Thanks > > > > > |
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A beep from any UPS usually indicates failed input power from the wall outlet, and switching to battery mode. Upon this indication lasting over 5 seconds are so, and present at the PC, you should be shutting down the PC yourself. The PC should not be detecting power switching of the UPS from wall outlet to battery unless two conditions exist. A communication cable from the UPS is in place, and UPS monitoring software senses this change through the cable mentioned. The UPS software should have option to shutdown the PC completely, which is the safest option when AC power from the wall is flaky or nonexistent. 10 minute power interruptions, in my opinion, mandate a shutdown (turn off computer) prior to this time limit. -- Jonny "FrankChin" <FrankChin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:87CCAA62-CC96-44AB-A175-5C3BE493E859@microsoft.com... > Hi: > > Finally got the a APC Backup XS 900 box after power interruptions mess up > my > PC more than once. Now I got it plugged in, I'm trying to figure out how > to > get it to work properly. > > - Seems the UPS beeps once or twice a day, when power flickers for a > moment. > It went into hibernation immediately. > > - Hibernation seemed to have worked normally till the UPS was installed, > and > now it reboots at times instead, saying "recovering from a serious error". > So > these two problems defeats the purpose of UPS since data is lost. > > - I went to power options and set it at "take no action" when the alarm > sounds, which stopped the hibernation. > > - But I then set the power scheme to hiberrnate in "10 minutes" if on > battery, and it apparently does not do hibernate. > > Questions > > Do I have to go back to alarm, and put in a program to hibernate it in 10 > minutes there?? I just want the UPS to handle power interruptions lasting > 10 > minutes or more, and give me time to finish what I'm doing. > > Do you think the new UPS drivers messed up hibernation?? > > Thanks > > > > > |
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