How set up UPS to auto-power down PC?

[George]

I'm using a WinXP-pro PC and wondered if some pro's might offer suggestions
on following...

1) Is there a UPS unit (suggested brands/models?) that can be linked to the
PC or its BIOS to *automatically* power down after X minutes when power
drops and it's relying only on the UPS's battery? Is the control function
connected to the PC by something like a USB cable?

2) How difficult is this to set up, are there some instructions somewhere
easy to find?

3) Is this a good way to manage a PC when away from home? I'd like to use
remote-desktop, but we have a few power failures and I don't want to leave
my PC on and have it get into a conflict with a storm and power outage when
I'm not there. Electronics don't always win these things.

Thanks,
George

 

[Sleepless in Seattle]

1. http://www.liebert.com/. Serial cable (from my knowledge)
2. Yes, you may need to add some additional lines of code to the shutdown
shift, e.g., net stop <servicename>.
3. Once the PC is off then it would need physical intervention to turn it
back on.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

American Power Conversion (APC) also makes UPSes that can be set to be
monitored by XP (or their PowerChute software). They also can be connected
by USB.

www.apcc.com