Re: Serial Port UPS Shutdown
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Date: 08/02/04
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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 14:25:27 -0700
Problem is I have no UPS or UPS software at the moment.
I'm pretty sure that is so because I recently reformatted
my hard drive and at the moment have not reinstalled too
much. I have also disabled the UPS section in control
panel/power options.
>-----Original Message-----
>The serial port(s) can be used for a zillion purposes.
One of them is the
>interface to a UPS. Whenever the power of the UPS goes
low, it sends a
>'Shutdown string' to the serial port (if connected) to
shut down the PC
>orderly. Look at the settings of your UPS software
program that monitors the
>power of the UPS and the selected serial port. If you
disable the program,
>you then connect the serail cable to the UPS, the PC
should stay ON.
>
>"Cheryl" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in
bericht
>news:7a9801c47695$d103ac20$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Whenever I plug a serial cable into the serial port it
>> triggers the automatic shutdown feature every time I
>> reboot. In Control Panel/Power Management/UPS it
says "the
>> UPS service is currently stopped" but it is obviously
>> still working. How can I use my serial port for
something
>> other than UPS and stop the automatic shutdown?
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