Guest Gregg Hill Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Hello! I have a Dell Dimension 4400 desktop computer that is plugged into an APC BackUPS battery backup. At random times, it goes into standby on its own, even though the power settings are set to Always on and never go into standby mode. No APC software is installed. When it is awaken from standby, there is a warning message about a low battery...but it is on AC power! I have the following error in the Event Viewer. Event Type: Information Event Source: Application Popup Event Category: None Event ID: 26 Date: 10/18/2008 Time: 10:15:21 PM User: N/A Computer: TAX-2 Description: Application popup: Critical Battery : You should change your battery or switch to outlet power immediately to keep from losing your work. Googling turned up this thread http://www.planetamd64.com/lofiversion/index.php?t28424.html where one person said he would post a "registry fix" but never did post it. Does anyone know of this professed fix? I am going on site later today to test the battery itself. Thank you! Gregg Hill
Guest Jason Schoppert Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Computer on APC BackUPS battery backup goes into standby on its own Gregg: I had the same problem, it turned out to be a bad battery. How old is the APC unit, I have a whole stack of them with bad batteries. Jason Schoppert "Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote in message news:%23Xrc6G1MJHA.5564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Hello! > > I have a Dell Dimension 4400 desktop computer that is plugged into an APC > BackUPS battery backup. At random times, it goes into standby on its own, > even though the power settings are set to Always on and never go into > standby mode. No APC software is installed. When it is awaken from > standby, there is a warning message about a low battery...but it is on AC > power! > > I have the following error in the Event Viewer. > > Event Type: Information > Event Source: Application Popup > Event Category: None > Event ID: 26 > Date: 10/18/2008 > Time: 10:15:21 PM > User: N/A > Computer: TAX-2 > Description: > Application popup: Critical Battery : You should change your battery or > switch to outlet power immediately to keep from losing your work. > > > Googling turned up this thread > http://www.planetamd64.com/lofiversion/index.php?t28424.html where one > person said he would post a "registry fix" but never did post it. Does > anyone know of this professed fix? > > I am going on site later today to test the battery itself. > > Thank you! > > Gregg Hill > >
Guest Gregg Hill Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Computer on APC BackUPS battery backup goes into standby on its own Jason, That is what I suspect, but I was wondering what the "registry fix" might be in that thread. I am going there this afternoon to test the battery. Gregg Hill "Jason Schoppert" <hunter0512@gmail.com> wrote in message news:uDyPWR4MJHA.740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Gregg: > > I had the same problem, it turned out to be a bad battery. How old is the > APC unit, I have a whole stack of them with bad batteries. > > Jason Schoppert > > > > "Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote > in message news:%23Xrc6G1MJHA.5564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Hello! >> >> I have a Dell Dimension 4400 desktop computer that is plugged into an APC >> BackUPS battery backup. At random times, it goes into standby on its own, >> even though the power settings are set to Always on and never go into >> standby mode. No APC software is installed. When it is awaken from >> standby, there is a warning message about a low battery...but it is on AC >> power! >> >> I have the following error in the Event Viewer. >> >> Event Type: Information >> Event Source: Application Popup >> Event Category: None >> Event ID: 26 >> Date: 10/18/2008 >> Time: 10:15:21 PM >> User: N/A >> Computer: TAX-2 >> Description: >> Application popup: Critical Battery : You should change your battery or >> switch to outlet power immediately to keep from losing your work. >> >> >> Googling turned up this thread >> http://www.planetamd64.com/lofiversion/index.php?t28424.html where one >> person said he would post a "registry fix" but never did post it. Does >> anyone know of this professed fix? >> >> I am going on site later today to test the battery itself. >> >> Thank you! >> >> Gregg Hill >> >> > >
Guest smlunatick Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Computer on APC BackUPS battery backup goes into standby on itsown Re: Computer on APC BackUPS battery backup goes into standby on itsown On Oct 21, 3:14 pm, "Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote: > Jason, > > That is what I suspect, but I was wondering what the "registry fix" might be > in that thread. I am going there this afternoon to test the battery. > > Gregg Hill > > "Jason Schoppert" <hunter0...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:uDyPWR4MJHA.740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > > Gregg: > > > I had the same problem, it turned out to be a bad battery. How old is the > > APC unit, I have a whole stack of them with bad batteries. > > > Jason Schoppert > > > "Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote > > in messagenews:%23Xrc6G1MJHA.5564@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > >> Hello! > > >> I have a Dell Dimension 4400 desktop computer that is plugged into an APC > >> BackUPS battery backup. At random times, it goes into standby on its own, > >> even though the power settings are set to Always on and never go into > >> standby mode. No APC software is installed. When it is awaken from > >> standby, there is a warning message about a low battery...but it is on AC > >> power! > > >> I have the following error in the Event Viewer. > > >> Event Type: Information > >> Event Source: Application Popup > >> Event Category: None > >> Event ID: 26 > >> Date: 10/18/2008 > >> Time: 10:15:21 PM > >> User: N/A > >> Computer: TAX-2 > >> Description: > >> Application popup: Critical Battery : You should change your battery or > >> switch to outlet power immediately to keep from losing your work. > > >> Googling turned up this thread > >>http://www.planetamd64.com/lofiversion/index.php?t28424.htmlwhere one > >> person said he would post a "registry fix" but never did post it. Does > >> anyone know of this professed fix? > > >> I am going on site later today to test the battery itself. > > >> Thank you! > > >> Gregg Hill APC recommends replacing batteries every 4 years, even if the batteries charges are still good.
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