[G4] APC Powerchute software!

Thomas J. Fobia tom578 at rochester.rr.com
Fri May 18 14:47:28 PDT 2007


Thanks Jay, I was a bit too quick to add the software and after hearing 
from Frank I need to uninstall it before things go south! I usually turn 
off my machine anyway so its not really needed!

Tom

Jay E. Krauss, Jr. wrote:

> I believe the purpose of the USB cable connect/software is to perform 
> a (controlled) shut down of the computer in the case of a prolonged 
> power outage in which the APC unit's battery are becoming exhausted. 
> The software/USB connection is not necessary for the unit to provide 
> automatic backup power.
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>> Hello All,
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>> 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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