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Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>J. Roeleveld wrote: |
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>> Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> Howdy, |
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>> Newegg just had a sale on a really nice UPS. I got one. Anyway, |
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>it has |
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>> both serial and USB connections. I have a question about these. |
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>I |
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>> could use either one but not sure if it matters. Does the USB |
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>> connection offer any additional features over the serial |
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>connection? I |
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>> could use USB but would rather use serial since nothing else I |
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>have is |
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>> serial but I have a bit of USB devices. Also, I never disconnect |
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>the |
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>> serial cable from either the system or the UPS when either is in |
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>use. |
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>> Sort of defeats the purpose I guess. Since it also has screws to |
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>make |
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>> sure the serial cable doesn't come undone, the serial has one |
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>> advantage. I'm not sure what would happen if it looses the |
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>connection |
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>> all of a sudden. Does it do like NORAD and assume power is out? |
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>lol |
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>> So, since I already have everything set up for se |
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>> rial |
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>> connections, |
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>> should I just keep using it or does the USB have more goodies? |
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>> Thanks. |
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>> Dale |
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>> :-) :-) |
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>> P. S. Crap, there goes my uptime again. :-@ |
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>> Dale. |
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>> It depends on the UPS wether or not you get different functionality |
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>> between serial or USB. You would need to check the manual and support |
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>> for the UPS by NUT (or whichever tool you use) |
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>> How UPS software responds to a connection failure depends on how you |
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>> configure it. |
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>> In other words. You haven't provided enough information on the UPS to |
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>> give any meaningfull answers :) |
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>> Which UPS and which UPS software are you using? |
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>> -- |
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>> Joost |
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>> Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. |
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>Ooops. I thought I put the model. It's a CyberPower 1350AVR. My old |
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>UPS is a CyberPower 1250AVR but it is about 10 years old. I have one |
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>working plug left on the back of it. I literally wore the plugs out. |
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>lol |
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>According to the book, and the box, the new one uses powerpanel which |
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>is |
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>the same as I use on the old UPS. Since it uses the same |
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>drivers/software, I figure it will work like my old one does. Then |
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>again, this is newer so that's why I ask. My old one has LEDs on it |
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>where this one has a display with more info than my old one. |
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>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842102070 |
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>I don't yet have the UPS hooked up to the puter. I'm letting the |
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>battery charge overnight first. It says it is fully charged but still. |
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>Also, if it is going to blow up or something, I'd rather it do all that |
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>before I plug my rig up to it. o_O |
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>Thanks. |
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>Dale |
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>:-) :-) |
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>I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood |
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>or how you interpreted my words! |
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Software is MS Windows only according to that site. |
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What are you using on Linux? |
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Sometimes the software on the UPS gets changed. This might mean it is not compatible anymore. |
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