WindowsXP (MediaCenter Edition) & APC BackUPS 725 ES - how to befriend?

[WeshaTheLeopard]

I successfully connected the UPS to my desktop via USB port and now
it's recognized as a "Battery", just as if it was a laptop. However, on
a laptop, I have an option to set up "power alerts" to shut the box
down if there's too little juice left -- but the "Alerts" tab won't
show up in Power Options here.

I tried to go through the UPS tab, but it only offers COM-port
connected UPSes, and not the USB ones...

How do I configure the alerts feature and auto-shutdown?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Download and install the software available from the support
web site of the manufacturer of your UPS device.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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| I successfully connected the UPS to my desktop via USB port and now
| it's recognized as a "Battery", just as if it was a laptop. However, on
| a laptop, I have an option to set up "power alerts" to shut the box
| down if there's too little juice left -- but the "Alerts" tab won't
| show up in Power Options here.
|
| I tried to go through the UPS tab, but it only offers COM-port
| connected UPSes, and not the USB ones...
|
| How do I configure the alerts feature and auto-shutdown?

 

[WeshaTheLeopard]

In fact, after I rebooted Windows, the "Alerts" tab has appeared. Weird.