Computer on APC BackUPS battery backup goes into standby on its own

[Guest Gregg Hill]

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]

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]

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]

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.