The APC Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) component provides support for a serially-attached UPS that uses the Simple Signaling Protocol. Also, this service supports vendor-specific UPS mini-driver dynamic-link libraries (.dlls).
A UPS converts the direct current (DC) battery voltage into the alternating current (AC) voltage required by the computer system, and provides constant power to a computer system when a power fluctuation or power loss occurs. Built-in electronics constantly monitor line voltages: if the line voltage fluctuates above or below predefined limits or fails entirely, the UPS supplies power to the computer system from built-in batteries in a change which must take place very rapidly to prevent data loss.
There are no configuration requirements for this component.
For more information, see the Windows 2000 Resource Kit at this Microsoft Web site.
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