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- RELEASE NOTES
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- APC PowerChute Personal Edition for Windows 98, Me, 2000, 2003 and XP
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- System Requirements
-
- The system requirements for PowerChute Personal Edition are as
- follows:-
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- CPU: Pentium or higher.
- RAM: 32MB.
- Free hard disk space: 12MB.
- I/O ports: Minimum of one Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.
-
- Operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows 98 (build number 4.10.1998)
- - or -
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (build number 4.10.2222A)
- - or -
- Microsoft Windows Me (build number 4.90.3000)
- - or -
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 (Server, Professional and Advanced Server)
- - or -
- Microsoft Windows XP SP1 (Home and Professional) (Version 2002,
- build number 2600)
- - or -
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003
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- Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher (Netscape may also be installed).
- Graphics: Resolution of 800x600 with 16-bit colors (65536 colors).
-
- USB Hubs:
- Self-powered USB Hubs: An external USB hub expands a single port to 4
- or 7 ports. If the hub gets its power directly from the PC through
- the USB cable, it is said to be "bus-powered". If the power is
- supplied externally, in other words if it has its own power cord to
- plug into an outlet, the hub is considered "self-powered".
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- If the hub is self-powered, the external power cord must be plugged
- into a battery backup outlet on the UPS. Configured in this manner,
- the UPS will be able to sustain power to the hub during an outage.
- Failure to do so will result in a loss of power to the USB hub which
- will inhibit the operation of all downstream peripherals.
-
-
- USB Extension Cables:
- USB was designed to operate in the local desktop environment. Full
- speed USB devices can be connected up to 5 meters (~16.5 feet) apart.
- Low speed USB devices can be connected up to 3 meters (~10 feet) apart.
- The APC USB UPSs are low speed peripherals and should be connected
- directly to the PC or hub to ensure reliable operation of the
- PowerChute Personal Edition software. The USB Standards Committee and
- APC do not approve the usage of extended USB cables. Their usage will
- not harm USB equipment but overall system reliability could be affected.
-
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- Online Help:
- The context-sensitive help (which is displayed when you press the
- information button or F1 on the main application) displays a page
- with the title 'The page cannot be displayed' when the software is
- installed to a long path (i.e. greater than 56 characters) on your
- system. This is due to a problem with the help facility being used.
- To avail of help, install to a path that is shorter than 56 characters.
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- Keyboard Access:
- It is not possible to navigate through the application using the tab
- keys. Use your mouse to navigate around the application.
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- Netscape Issues:
- For computers that have Netscape configured as the default browser,
- you may get a dialog indicating that Windows cannot locate a web link
- when you visit a page through the application. You may launch Netscape
- and type the web address manually or use Microsoft Internet Explorer
- as your default browser.
-
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- Multiple Setup Execution Issues:
- Problems may arise if you try to run the installer twice in quick
- succession. When you launch the installer, wait until it is finished
- before trying to run it again.
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- Error Messages From USB Devices:
- Ensure that all USB devices connected to your computer via the USB
- port are powered up before booting up your computer. This will prevent
- driver error messages from appearing and reduce compatibility issues
- between devices.
-
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- Acceptance of the APC Battery BackUP Driver on Windows 2000/2003/XP:
- On some systems, during the install you may be asked if you want to
- accept the driver 'APC Battery BackUP' as Windows indicates that it
- is not signed. This message should not be presented as this driver is
- signed and approved by Microsoft, and is safe to use. Press the
- 'Continue Anyway' button to accept the driver.
-
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- Hibernation Option Not Available on Windows 2000 Advanced Server:
- In order for Windows 2000 Advanced Server to support hibernation, it
- is necessary to remove the Terminal Services component and the
- Terminal Service License component (under Add/Remove Components).
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- On Windows 2000, 2003 or XP, PowerChute reports "Managed PC Shutdown
- cannot be provided":
- Users who log onto their system using accounts with restricted
- privileges might see this displayed. However, despite the message,
- a managed shutdown is provided during an extended power problem.
-
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- The Microsoft Windows power icon:
- PowerChute software enhances the native power functionality of
- Windows, on installation it replaces the Windows power icon in the
- systray on the taskbar with its own icon. On Windows 2000, 2003 and
- XP when PowerChute is uninstalled from your system, the Windows power
- icon is displayed when you reboot your computer but on Windows 98 and
- Me you will need to re-apply the 'Show power meter on taskbar'
- setting in the Power Management Properties dialog box in order to
- display the Windows power icon.
-
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- Symantec's Norton SystemWorks (2000, 2001 or 2002) issues:
- If you have SystemWorks installed on your system and Windows does not
- shut down correctly during an unattended shutdown, you should disable
- the SystemWorks icon in the Windows system tray. Select Options for
- Norton SystemWorks and, in the General tab, disable the 'Use the
- Norton Tray Manager' option.
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- Compatibility issues with Symantec's Norton AntiVirus Corporate
- Edition:
- The Corporate Edition of Norton AntiVirus can have compatibility
- issues with PowerChute Personal Edition. We do not recommend that you
- have both of these applications installed at the same time.
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- Possible issues with Windows Display Properties:
- On certain Windows Operating Systems if you have large font settings
- or high contrast settings applied, you may notice that it can affect
- the appearance of PowerChute Personal Edition. To rectify this, we
- would recommend that you use the default Windows Display Properties.
-
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- Animated graphics in PowerChute Personal Edition:
- In order for the animated graphics to function correctly in the
- software, ensure that the "Play animations in web pages" check box is
- enabled in Internet Explorer (Tools - Internet Options - Advanced tab
- - Multimedia).
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