Subj : Re: UPS Replacement - Upd
To   : Barry Martin
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Sun Feb 20 2022 14:16:00

BARRY MARTIN wrote:
> Hi Ky!
>   KM> I must be doin' it wrong... I never plug the UPS into the
>   KM> computer! Didn't occur to me it might need a *gasp* driver...
>   
> You don't?!  I find the computer protects the UPS from being damaged by
> surgres, etc.!!

Is THAT how it works!!

> As for the driver, I think the drivers are now part of the kernel, or
> possibly part of the stuff when see "installing previously not
> installed".  Plus that reference is quite a few years old.

Ah, probably are by now.

> Installed the new UPS last Thursday morning; haven't done anything with
> the monitoring and communications with either UPS yet, other than plug
> cables into the back panels.

There's my problem... I never plug that USB cable into the PC. (Is that 
port surge-protected??????) I'm so rarely ... never? not home to deal 
with power out, that I don't really care about autoshutdown.

However, I have thereby acquired a good collection of USB cables, useful 
for printers and such...

> Did find something when I plugged the new UPS in: old one had the power
> cord than plugs into the back so left in place for the new one.  New one
> is hard-wired so removed the original cord.  ...Why is it marked
> "UPS2"?? It's UPS1!  So when I had pulled the plug to test after the
> first time the UPS had shut down  I pulled the wrong plug!  Heard the
> beeps and assumed they were from the correct UPS.

Just pick a power cord and random and hope it's attached to something!
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