Hi Gary,
> I recently bought an APC Backup UPS Pro 650 for my Pentium III 600, with
> 2 20 gig internal IDE hard drives, a CD-RW drive, 256 megs of RAM and an
> internal 56Kbps V.90 PCI modem.
> My computer was off at the time, but plugged into the
> UPS, which was on and now emitting a continuous beep with its red light
> on indicating voltage overload.
This first overload might be caused by the lightning.
> The UPS went
> right into voltage overload, even though the computer manufacturer says
> my PC runs under 420 watts of power, which is the UPS can handle.
Well, I am not so sure about that...
> Perplexed, I replaced the APC UPS with a BestPower Patriot Pro II 750
> (470 watts)
> The Best Power UPS went into battery mode and kept the
> machines running.
All I know is that VA <> W. The number on the UPS usually indicates VA. So if
you do the math (470 * 650/750 = 407), it seems your APC is not suited for its
job. Unplug some of the hardware and try again. If this helps I think your
reseller owes you a replacement.
And... Use your APM options!
Ciao,
Leonard.
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