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- DOCUMENT:Q105241 25-OCT-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Windows NT May Shut Down Immediately if Power Fails with UPS
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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- SUMMARY
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- If you use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) that does not have
- the ability to send a low battery signal to the computer, Windows NT
- may shut down immediately if a power failure occurs.
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- MORE INFORMATION
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- If a UPS is used that is not capable of sending a signal to the
- computer to inform it of a low battery condition, Windows NT instead
- relies on information provided by the user to determine the length of
- time that the system can be run on battery power. When the battery
- power reaches two minutes of life remaining, Windows NT begins a
- shutdown of the system.
-
- When you boot Windows NT, it starts under the assumption that the
- battery is completely drained. This is a safety feature which assumes
- that a computer has just been turned on and that the UPS battery is
- not charged yet.
-
- Windows NT then computes the amount of life it expects the battery to
- have based on the "Expected battery life" and "Battery recharge time
- per minute of run time" settings in the UPS Service setup screen. If,
- for example, the battery recharge time is set to 100 minutes, then the
- system must run 100 minutes for Windows NT to believe that the battery
- has a one minute charge. It must run 200 minutes for Windows NT to
- calculate a two minute charge.
-
- Because Windows NT will begin a shutdown immediately if the power
- fails when the battery life is calculated to be 2 minutes or less,
- Windows NT may shut down immediately if the power fails and the
- calculated battery life is two minutes or less.
-
- Thus, Windows NT may shut down sooner than expected after a power
- failure if the computer was rebooted recently, even though the UPS may
- be fully charged.
-
- This behavior is expected because Windows NT assumes worst-case
- conditions for unattended UPS monitoring.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10
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