[iMac] Back UPS Pro????

[Tom Warner]

On 21 Jan 2005, at 10:43 pm, Pat D.Stephens wrote:

> I have an old APC Back UPS Pro which appears dead, but I'm wondering 
> if I should either try to get it fixed or buy a new one for the G5 
> iMac.  We do have power losses at times, and having had laptops, I've 
> not been worried about it in years.  I did discover the other day when 
> I accidentally unplugged from the back that it started right back up 
> with no obvious problems.  Is this now the case, or what do y'all do?

I've just been told that OS X has a controlled shut down built in. No 
additional software or drivers required.

If you get a UPS with USB, and connect it to your Mac, you will find 
some additional options in the 'battery' menu. When the UPS battery 
gets low, the Mac will do a controlled shut down and restart (if you 
wish) when things get back to normal.

This is second hand information, but when I get my new UPS, we'll find 
out for sure.

BTW, I have an old APC Back UPS Pro and when it died, it was trivially 
easy to replace the battery. Good as new.

HTH
Tom