Re: APC UPS (Back-UPS Pro 650)
On Tue, Dec 21, 1999 at 02:32:55PM -0800, aphro wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Ralf G. R. Bergs wrote:
>
> rabe >I don't know which cable we got -- since I've set up the machine remotely.
> rabe >I've never seen it... :-)
>
> If powerchute can't communicate with the ups then u got the wrong cable,
> this happened to me, i had 1 out of 4(or 5?) ups programs that support
> "smart" mode work, the rest did not.
>
> i was suprised to see that the cables were so different, my back ups pro
> was brand new(boxed) and yet it came with a cable that only appeared to
> work with windows. even more odd is that powerchute for win* worked fine
> through VMWare in linux..on the grey cable..i wish i understood what was
> different(and why its different) between their *nix and win* programs.
If the cables are truly different, a volt-ohm meter would answer all your
questions! :) Perhaps even just a battery and a lightbulb would help.
:) :)
Nate, nate@natetech.com
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