Laptop external power from batteries (DC/DC)

[Michael Pelletier]

Yep, apparently the APC units have a little firmware chip in there, so it's
a persistent configuration.

I have about half a dozen of them around the house (TV, wireless router, two
computer desks, VoIP adapter & cordless phone plus the weather station
console, cable modem in the basement) and until I made the update every
power glitch resulted in a deafening racket echoing through the house. My
wife is much happier now.

	-Michael Pelletier.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill McGonigle [mailto:bill at bfccomputing.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:33 PM
To: Michael Pelletier
Cc: 'Greater NH Linux User Group'
Subject: Re: Laptop external power from batteries (DC/DC)


On Aug 21, 2008, at 14:06, Michael Pelletier wrote:

> The main drawback
> to this approach is that you need a Windows system on which to run 
> PowerChute.


So, it's a one-time configuration?   I haz a vmware.

-Bill

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