Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:32:58 +1000 From: Da Rock <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A silent UPS - (A little OT, I know...) Message-ID: <1207733578.16346.157.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> In-Reply-To: <1207693459.16346.135.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> References: <1207688776.16346.122.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <47FBE78D.2030503@cederstrand.dk> <1207691502.16346.133.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <47FBEB8B.4020802@otenet.gr> <1207693459.16346.135.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 08:24 +1000, Da Rock wrote: > On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 01:02 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: > > Da Rock wrote: > > > On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 23:45 +0200, Erik Cederstrand wrote: > > > > > >> Da Rock wrote: > > >> > > >>> This may sound like a strange question, but is there a way to mute the > > >>> voice box of a UPS? I have a highly specialised application for one- I > > >>> need a mobile desktop pc (very cheap). I need to setup a pc for my > > >>> little girl so that she has music, video, and visualisations while she's > > >>> in her cot- which is mobile and moved from room to room. So I don't want > > >>> to shutdown the pc when in transit, and I certainly don't want any > > >>> shrieks when I unplug the power... > > >>> > > >> Just crack open the UPS box and cut the wires to the loudspeaker :-) > > >> > > > > > > I thought of that- but how do you do that with those little sealed > > > units? I'm looking at a small consumer unit around 500-700VA. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > I've got a couple of cheap APC models (RS500). You can turn off all > > their alert signals using the apcupsd ( sysutils/apcupsd) program ( > > which is of course used for automatic shutdowns). The setting is stored > > in UPS memory (probably flash or EEPROM) and is retained. This is good > > actually, since one of these is pretty close to my bedroom ;) > > > > So it can be switched off with the software? That could work for me... I just confirmed with APC regarding this software setting, and they confirmed it- but stated categorically that only the Window$ software of their making could do it. Can you confirm the BSD software will do it? I think I shocked the guy when he suggested just hook up to another windows box to change the setting, then put it on whatever machine I wanted, and I told him that was near impossible- "I wouldn't corrupt my network with M$"!!!
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