(Urgent) Back-UPS CS-500 : configure to shutdown immediatly

[Thomas_VDB_apc]

This was originally posted on APC forums on 9/24/2012

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Hi,

We have a Back-UPS CS_500 with APC PowerChute Personal Edition 3.0
The UPS is configured to send "shutdown" to our pc 1 minute after power failure.
We want it to send "shutdown" to the PC (nearly) immediatly after power failure, but 1 minute is the minimum time in the pulldown menu.

Is there another way to configure to 5 seconds? Registry, other software version,...?
Reason : It takes a long time four our pc to shutdown. This way we'll have more battery power to complete the shutdown sequence.

Thanks in advance!
Thomas.

[BillP]

This reply was originally posted by Chris on APC forums on 9/24/2012

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Unfortunately, the powerchute personal edition software is very basic and doesn't have a ton of options. The next step for software would require a Smart UPS. The only other option is windows native(shutdown service built into windows)

[BillP · Accepted solution]

This reply was originally posted by Bernard on APC forums on 9/24/2012

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Hi Thomas,

You can use Microsoft's Native UPS option and then set the computer to gracefully shutdown based on battery charge percentage.

• [Configuring Native USB Power Options in Windows 2000, XP, or 2003|http://www2.schneider-electric.com/resources/sites/SCHNEIDER_ELECTRIC/content/live/FAQS/159000/FA159...]


• [Missing native shutdown battery options in Windows 7, Vista, or 2008|http://www.apc.com/support/index?page=answerlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apc.com%2Fsupport%2Findex%3Fpa...]

Hope this helps!