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UPS - Desktop shutdown when powerloss occurs

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by netcap

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Hi

I am in search of software allowing a desktop pc to shutdown once the power goes off, the UPS carries it for some time, but if this happens at night there is no one in the shop to shutdown the pc softly.

Any ideas or UPS brand names will be much appreciated.

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by churdoo

Most major brands of UPS come with a communication cable and software to shutdown a computer properly before the UPS battery runs out. This is generally true for workstation capacity UPS as well.

I use APC. If they're available in your area (http://www.apcc.com), the Smart-UPS are probably overkill for a workstation, but their desktop models also have hot-swappable batteries, communication cable (USB), and software out of the box.

Tripp Lite is another brand I've seen commonly in the SOHO or SMB market.

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