PC Peripherals Suggest a UPS for my system

Get the APC 650VA(390watts), it can be monitored via PC too :)

@chick : Don't think it's a good idea to connect printer to UPS
 
As I said the 500va hasn't got usb monitoring, which can be useful if you are not at your desk and want the pc to turn off automatically once the battery runs out, or immediately after a power failure....the 650va is well worth the 1k extra you pay imo, apart from the features you also get more backup time. :)
 
chic_magnet said:
ooo ok ok shall not connect the printer to the ups..
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Most UPS have a special socket which is meant for printers and other heavy load hardware - these do not get juice from the UPS's circuitry/battery but have only a spike protection supplied to them. These sockets are at times placed at the back of the UPS with a different colour socket or they are marked as PRINTER ONLY like in this picture of my APC UPS.
I DO NOT CONNECT MY LASER PRINTER TO THE UPS !!
BR800-IN_SB.jpg
 
thexfactor said:
As I said the 500va hasn't got usb monitoring, which can be useful if you are not at your desk and want the pc to turn off automatically once the battery runs out, or immediately after a power failure....the 650va is well worth the 1k extra you pay imo, apart from the features you also get more backup time. :)
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500va(the flat one) one is also having monitering software and connectors ......
 
I have the Back-UPS ES 500 VA and it has a USB data port. However, the model I have seems to be discontinued since I can't find it on the web site. The ES 500 VA on the web site seems to be a different version, going by the pics. Mine has three battery backup sockets and one surge protection socket.
 
I have the APC Back-UPS RS 800 (so I assume its 800 VA). Bought it for around 4,500 over a year ago, must be lower now. I definitely recommend it. It supports power backup for 3 devices and protection for 1; filtering of Ethernet and telephone cables; USB port for PC-based monitoring/control.
 
particleman said:
I have the APC Back-UPS RS 800
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The picture I posted above is of this UPS. I use this too. It does not cold start my system whilst the APC 650 BackUPS Pro and a PowerCom 1kva do. :(
 
Eazy said:
The picture I posted above is of this UPS. I use this too. It does not cold start my system whilst the APC 650 BackUPS Pro and a PowerCom 1kva do. :(
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I've got the apc800va too, and I face the same problem as eazy, when I cold start the system...dunno if it's a problem or a feature :S

Edit : Eazy what I'm talking about is when the power is OFF from mains and I try to start the ups it's not switched ON, only a beep but no lights. Is this same thing that you are talking about ?
 
thexfactor said:
what I'm talking about is when the power is OFF from mains and I try to start the ups it's not switched ON, only a beep but no lights. Is this same thing that you are talking about ?
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^^^EXACTLY

I read somewhere that some APC UPS's have a problem with cold starting when an Antec SMPS's is installed. I do not have the cold start problem on my second computer with the same UPS. On that system I have a Starnet 450w SMPS.
 
I use TVSE LanUPS 700M, purchased for 12,500/- back in June'1999. It's a
700VA line-interactive UPS, which came with monitoring facility over a serial
line. Unline many APC UPSes that I've had experience with, this one never
failed me once.

TVSE LanUPS are the same as what GE sells as Match series in Europe/USA.
I think the quality is only better than the APC series, if not almost the same.
My piece came with the PowerFLAG monitoring software, which supported only
Win95/98 systems. I found later versions of it that supported NT/2000 too, but
what truly amazed me was a Java version (JUMP DataShield) developed by
IMV/Vintron (which was taken over by GE), and later by GE, which works on
all platforms - the true benefit of Java.

TVSE LanUPS -
ups_lan1000m_lg.jpg

GE Match UPS -
match.gif


TVSE models are a little costlier than comparable APC models, though. ;-)

EDIT - And, cold-start works just fine even after 7 years of working, and given
the power requirements of a system several magnitude higher than what was
common in 1999.
 
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