[G4] APC Powerchute software!

Harry Freeman harry at gifutiger.com
Fri May 18 09:24:14 PDT 2007


Greetings ( + )!( + )

I'm sorry I haven't used the command for a long time, I should have 
said "killall -1" command for the Mac.
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On May 18, 2007, at 9:04 AM, Harry Freeman wrote:

> Greetings ( + )!( + )
>
> Tom the powerchute software should allow you to set the platform to do 
> an automatic shutdown when ever it detects a power loss. That way if 
> your on a run to Starbucks and can not respond to the power loss at 
> your home (or wherever you Mac is located) then it will do an orderly 
> shutdown without any intervention.
>
> It's always best that an orderly shutdown be done rather than just 
> pulling the plug. If you use this feature it's best that you don't 
> leave open any application that will not respond to the "kill -9" 
> command.
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>
> On May 18, 2007, at 8:10 AM, Thomas J. Fobia wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I have just purchased an APC 600va/360 Watt Battery Backup for use 
>> with my G4 w/upgrade powerlogix 1.8Ghz processor. Is anyone familiar 
>> with this APC "PowerChute" Software? The instructions for using the 
>> Power backup are simple enough, why would I want to monitor this unit 
>> with this software? It obviously works (the backup unit) without 
>> connecting it to my USB port so "Must I use this software/USB 
>> connection"? Thanks for your insight into this matter!
>>
>> Tom
>> _______________________________________________


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Harry (*^_^*)
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