spurious UPS event triggered shutdown Win2k Server??

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Les Caudle

Running Win2k Server SP3.

In my event logs, there is an Application popup for 'low battery' and in the
same second one for 'critical battery'.

I happened to notice exactly when it shut down - brought back up the box
connected to the UPS and checked the power meter display of the power options
control panel.

Total battery power remaining: 100% - and that was with an extra box connected
to it (that was not connected before it shut down).

I had the low battery alarm set for 75% and the critical set for 25%.

Somehow, the 1000 VA APC UPS is sending a spurious signal over the USB port.

How can I modify the system so that it gives it a few seconds after a warning to
see if the signal is valid or spurious - a few seconds for the signal to
stabilize? Are there any registry entries for this? Or, some other way?
 
Running Win2k Server SP3.

In my event logs, there is an Application popup for 'low battery' and in the
same second one for 'critical battery'.

I happened to notice exactly when it shut down - brought back up the box
connected to the UPS and checked the power meter display of the power options
control panel.

Total battery power remaining: 100% - and that was with an extra box connected
to it (that was not connected before it shut down).

I had the low battery alarm set for 75% and the critical set for 25%.

Somehow, the 1000 VA APC UPS is sending a spurious signal over the USB port.

How can I modify the system so that it gives it a few seconds after a warning to
see if the signal is valid or spurious - a few seconds for the signal to
stabilize? Are there any registry entries for this? Or, some other way?


I believe I recall reading that this was fixed in SP4.


Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
 

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