1. Test the ups by unpluging it. If the computer shuts down, the ups is bad. 2. If ups had USB cable running to the PC, you might have auto shut down enabled.
On 2/14/10, Hunter, Gary <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a color laser printer (Brother HL-4040CDN) and an APC BACK_UPS ES 350 > plugged into the same power outlet. A PC is hung off of the UPS along with > some speakers, a harddrive and two switches. The PC is nothing special and > has 450w PSU in it (can't remember the make but can look it up if it's > important). > > So the problem is when the printer comes out of sleep mode it temporarily > draws a lot more current and this causes the PC to shut down. I am assuming > I have a problem with the UPS maybe a bad battery, but the UPS is not > beeping or indicating it is bad in anyway. Am I correct in thinking the UPS > is bad, or could it be a combination of a bad power outlet and a bad UPS? I > am thinking when there is the increased current draw it delivers all the > power to the top socket and the bottom doesn't get any. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > Gary Hunter > Enterpise Architect > Travelport GDS > T: (+1) 303 - 397 - 5035 > M:(+1) 720 - 231 - 0965 > E: [email protected] > SITA: HDQOK1G > Travelport Product Development Center > 6901 S Havana St > Centennial, CO 80112 > > > If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, please notify > the sender > and delete all copies immediately. The sender believes this message and any > attachments > were sent free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and other forms of > malicious code. > This message and its attachments could have been infected during > transmission. The > recipient opens any attachments at the recipient's own risk, and in so > doing, the > recipient accepts full responsibility for such actions and agrees to take > protective > and remedial action relating to any malicious code. Travelport is not liable > for any > loss or damage arising from this message or its attachments. > > > -- Sent from my mobile device Richard E. Quilhot C.N.A. [email protected]
