Hey thanks guys, I appeciate all the support and advice given. In my original
post " . . . . how do I go about activatng it once I have my new UPS
connected etc." Is there anything I need to do to activate / use the VISTA
software for UPS?
"Michael Walraven" wrote:
Quote:
> Vista has sufficient support for USB connected devices. Vista removed
> support for serial port UPS devices.
>
> The vista support is limited to sensing battery level, alarms on low battery
> conditions, and shutting down gracefully.
> If you get a name brand UPS it should include a software set that overrides
> the Vista default UPS drivers and provides additional information on status
> and history of the UPS system. (voltages, currents, peaks, times of failures
> etc).
>
> As a personal choice I removed the UPS supplied software and use just the
> Vista drivers because the UPS software was another thing constantly writing
> (logging) to the disk.
>
> Michael
> Vista Home premium, CyberPower 800VAR UPS (USB interface)
>
>
> "colefordkid" <colefordkid@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1C85646E-B64D-4DFD-B0B9-2F0E9160EEEB@xxxxxx Quote:
> > I have been enquiring about buying a UPS (Un-interrupted Power Supply) and
> > have been told that Vista comes with its own UPS software. I have Vista
> > Home
> > Premium, does this version of windows have UPS software built in, and how
> > do
> > I go about activatng it once I have my new UPS connected etc. Many thanks
> > for
> > any help.
>
>