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Re: HP UPS
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John Painter <[log in to unmask]>
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John Painter <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996 13:01:04 GMT
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>The post by Gilles has reminded me ... Does anyone know of a good UPS
>solution for the 3000/957?  HP tells me that since the 957 has an
internal
>battery, the HP PowerTrust UPS and importantly the HP PowerTrust UPS
>Monitor software doesn't offer any intelligence for a graceful system
>shutdown.  Purchasing the HP UPS (for a 957, anyway), supposedly offers
no
>particular advantage over a UPS available from any other supplier.  Any
>words of wisdom out there on the topic?  TIA.
 
The statement about lack of a graceful shutdown is not exactly true--
there is a way to accomplish this through a DTC port and an MPE patch.
See the note on our "tips and traps" page on our web site:
 
http://home.navisoft.com/csi6000
 
John Painter
Computer Solutions, Inc.

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