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How to silence "bad battery" alarm in a APC Back-UPS 550 UPS?

I am using Ubuntu and I have an APC Back-UPS 550 uninterruptible power supply that's worked pretty well for several years. However, over the last year, it's "bad battery" alarm has routinely ...
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Infotec X4 on Ubuntu with NUT

I am trying to connect an Infotec X4 UPS to NUT on an Ubuntu server. The UPS is correctly recognized by ViewPower software on a Windows laptop. This allowed me to conclude that the USB interface works ...
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UPSmart always gives "connection failure" when connecting to UPS through USB

I want to connect UPS (Irbis ISL1000ET) to OS (Ubuntu 18.04), so that when power is off and battery is low, OS shuts down automatically. However I cannot do this - I installed with superuser ...
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How to start a computer when UPC comes back on power?

I have a small Intel NUC computer in ny closet which I use mainly for Plex Media server. I have it on an APC UPS to be able for it to continue normally in case the house loses power for a short time. ...
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Have UPS shut down computer automatically in Linux when the power goes out

I'm wondering that I could not find anything useful on Google. I'm using a cheap UPS which actually does keep my computer powered for awhile if there are some electricity issues (they are very common ...
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How can I get WinPower 3.2.0.2 to find my UPS on Linux

How can I get WinPower 3.2.0.2 to find my UPS on Linux? I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 I have an Advice UPS After install WinPower, it cannot detect the UPS which is connected with USB cable.
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in-car server, avoid disk error when power interruption?

guys I have a low powered 1U server in my car which collect some data, but when I stop my car and remove my key, the power for the linux box will be cut immediately for the computer. And power back ...
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Need UPS communication software for Ubuntu

I have a server that should have an energy backup. I want to use some UPS for this. How to make it can communicate with PC, so it can makes the PC shutdown automatically? Whats software for ...
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