Areca RAID Battery Backup Module Problem

From the advice on this forum, I decided to go for an Areca 1680ix-12 and I've had it for about a week. I now have a 6 disk RAID 3 running. However, the battery back up unit was delayed, so I have only been testing the RAID so far and haven't enabled the write cache. I received the battery unit today, and if I install it and boot the machine, I start getting the familiar Area beep sound that something is wrong. If I have a look in the log, I see an 'under voltage' error. Upon further examination, if I look in the hardware monitor, the 'CPU +1.2V' is running at less than 1.2 - somewhere around 1.08 (can't remember the exact number now). I assume this is where the error is coming from. If I unplug the batter backup and reboot, it stays consistent at 1.2 (or higher) with no voltage errors or beeping. Anybody seen this before? I'm thinking the battery unit is DOA, unless one of the gurus around here know how to fix this.
Thanks,
Clayton

Harm,
Thanks for the reply. I triple checked that the cable was properly seated on both the BBM and the 1680ix. It's just the single cable correct? No other power cables necessary? It currently says 'Charging(96%)', however when the BBM is connected all the hardware readings are normal except for the CPU 1.2V which is at 1.12V dropping down to 1.08. When it hits 1.088, that's when under voltage error appears, which is about every 5 minutes while I'm trying to get this battery charged.
Should I wait until the battery is charged to see if the voltage goes up a bit, close to your 1.184V? However, even if a charged battery fixed the situation, it doesn't seem right to me that you can't run the card without a fully charged battery.

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