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What APC powerchute version will shutdown multiple computers?

I'm looking at buying a APC for my two PC's. I would like to buy one big one, connect it to one PC then have it shutdown the other one as well if the power depletes. Can this be done with some of their lower end UPS's? I will most likely get a 1500 model of some sort.

Zuhir Elgmati

implying that you can plug two computers into the UPS at the same time, hook a serial cable into one, a USB cable into the other, and when the power fails, both computers will safely shut down automatically. The user guide, however, states that you should only use the serial or USB port. In practice, when the serial cable is connected, the USB connection is dropped. In other words, the UPS can’t communicate via both ports at the same time, so only one computer would shut itself down.

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scrathcyboy

Be wary, there is another question on EE right now where the person cannot get 2003 to work with ANY PowerChute device, and APC has NOT helped him at all -- so before you invest in this heavily, see this Q --

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21871776/ISA-Server-and-APC-Powerchute.html

Check that out before you invest....

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wylie_uk

ok i forgot to mention something fundimental..the workstations are shutdown via the poweroff program which gets its signal over the LAN.. so this will only work if the machines are networked.

LanMan6401

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Thanks wylie, your solution works perfect!