No risk at using APC Back UPS RS1500 :-)

I recently posted this question...
See thread
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=3243602#3243602
The technician at APC informed me that if I have a 2006 Mac the problem is solved and can use the RS 1500 without any risk.
I had also asked him if there was coming up any software update of Powerchute, and there isn`t any coming out soon.
Thought this to be usefull for some other people in doubt.
MacPro 2.66, X1900, 2GB RAM/iMac G4, 800Mhz, 768MB SDRAM Mac OS X (10.4.7) 500GB d2 BigDisk, 250GB d2 BigDisk, Nikon D2X, APC Back UPS 1500

Ned,
Not that i want to keep going on about this, but i do beleive your power supplys on your Mac Pro's will still buzz when using a UPS that produces a stepped/simulated wave sine whilst running in battery back up mode.
See this post below which is another forum member having the same problems (Mac Pro/RS 1000):
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=656361
Also Marcy Boy is having the same exact same problem with his setup - APC RS 1500 with his Mac Pro.
The problem is still there, i just dont think alot of you know it because you cant hear your PSU over the UPS when its running in back up mode because of the noise the UPS is generating.
Now i am as keen as any other worried forum member to put this whole matter to rest, but i feel APC has thobbed you off and the problem still persists. Weather your running a powermac or mac pro.
Sorry Pob

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When Time Machine backs up a portable Mac, some of the free space will be used to make local snapshots, which are backup copies of recently deleted files. The space occupied by local snapshots is reported as available by the Finder, and should be considered as such. In the Storage display of System Information, local snapshots are shown as Backups. The snapshots are automatically deleted when they expire or when free space falls below a certain level. You ordinarily don't need to, and should not, delete local snapshots yourself. If you followed bad advice to disable local snapshots by running a shell command, you may have ended up with a lot of data in the Other category. Ask for instructions in that case.
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OSX 10.4.11 doesn't recognize APC Back-UPS BE550G, no UPS tab appears in Energy Saver panel, how can I get safe shut down at power outage?

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Thanx.
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Problem is not Nobreak, but StorCenter APCUPSD driver out of date.
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APC BACK-UPS Connectivity

I believe I've narrowed down my search for an APC UPS for use with my XServe, but I wanted to poll the community about its connectivity.
Here's the model:
BACK-UPS RS 1500VA LCD 120V
It comes with a USB cable, and I confirmed with APC that it was a RJ45-to-USB cable. However, the technician wasn't able to confirm that this connectivity would work seamlessly with Leopard Server's built-in UPS shutdown software. She did confirm that APC's (buggy) PowerChute software was still incompatible with Leopard.
Does anyone use this model, or another APC UPS with a Ethernet-to-USB connector? Please tell me it works!

Well, after Googling for "rj45 usb leopard apc", I finally found this blog post.
http://www.davidalison.com/2008/06/finding-and-setting-up-ups-for-mac.html
Looks like the connection should work fine.

PX4-300D does not recognize APC Back-UPS GS 500 (BG500)

I have one of APC's newer Lithium battery based UPS (BG500) - when connected to my Win7 PC via the included USB cable it is instantly recgonized as an UPS by Windows but when I plug the USB cable into my PX4-300D it is not detected.
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Are there any plans to support this APC UPS model?
Here is a link to the production information
http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BG500&xtmc=APC%20GS%20Pro&x...
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Hello TheOtherPete
All Iomega / LenovoEMC LifeLine devices use the USBHID-UPS driver. From what I have been able to locate so far, as APC does not seem to have released documentation on the unit in question yet, it seems the BG500 works with the snmp-ups driver.
There seems to be similar reports from other Linux NAS and computer users regarding this APC model. At this time I recommend contacting APC to confirm what the unit's supported driver actually is and if USBHID-UPS driver support could be added.
At this time I have not heard of any changes being made to add other ups driver support.
I recommend checking here to locate a UPS that uses the USBHID-UPS driver.
LenovoEMC Contact Information is region specific. Please select the correct link then access the Contact Us at the top right:
US and Canada: https://lenovo-na-en.custhelp.com/
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EU: https://lenovo-eu-en.custhelp.com/
India/Asia Pacific: https://lenovo-ap-en.custhelp.com/
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Error message when trying to install mavericks. It won't let me select a disk to install Mavericks on. Message says "This disk is used to Time Machine backups." It is NOT used for back ups. help

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Clicking noise from back-ups

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I checked that box but wasn't around the sleeping computer long enough to tell if it made a difference. I plugged in a lamp with a dimmer and turned it up and down with no effect. Then I had an idea. I'm going to wait a couple of days before marking this as definitely solved, but here's what happened:
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This still leaves some unanswered (though no longer important) questions: Why was this an issue with the mini but not with the G5? Why was I getting clicking noises in response to doing things on the computer even with the usb connection to the UPS disconnected? Why was I also getting them even when the computer was asleep? One possible factor is the usb hub. The old one was on a pci card, while the new one is external with a power cord connected to the UPS. Another factor may be the ungrounded power plug on the mini vs. the grounded one on the G5. At any rate it looks like the problem is solved, at least for now.

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I am trying to get rid of useless things on my macbook and it says that I have 24 GB of space used by back-ups. What exactly is this used for and is it necessary? I can't figure out what it is backing up and where it is stored on my hard drive.

Sounds like "Local Snapshots" to me.
Have a read here:
Mac OS X 10.7 Help: About local snapshots
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Christopher,
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Quad G5 requiring huge amounts of power when waking? (Overloads Back-UPS!)

I have an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), an APC Back-UPS RS 1500 (model BR1500). It is rated to deliver 865 W (1500 VA).
When I woke my PowerMac G5 Quad from sleep a couple days ago, I got an overload warning on my UPS for the first time ever. After speaking to the support person at APC, he decided to send me a replacement because even with everything disconnected from the UPS, the overload indicator still stayed on, and a "cold start" didn't solve it. Basically, my Quad killed the UPS. I thought maybe it was just an isolated incident.
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Doc-
I don't see anything at all in the APC document regarding inrush current. Maybe I am missing something.
You say that this hasn't happened before and to two different units. I still refer to my original post where I stated that you may indeed need a more robust UPS, but my gut rtells me this is not it.
I don't know where you are geographically located, but where I am we just went through some unusually hot weather. That put a huge strain on the electrical grid to keep up. Has the AC by any chance been on in the building when this has happened?
I do not know the technical expertise of the person from the post that measured various current draws, but generally one does not do that with an oscilloscope. You can, but generally it is easier to clamp an amp meter to the line and measure it that way. An o-scope would require a big resistor and access to the physical wire inside of the Mac's power cable, not to mention the math needed to compute the current readings. I can assure you that if that Mac drew that much power at any point it would at minimum trip the circuit breaker.
Try this: plug the Mac and the UPS into the same outlet but don't plug anything into the UPS. Put the Mac to sleep and wake it up. Does it still cause the UPS to kick in? If so, that would definitely point towards the incoming line.
Nothing else really makes sense here. I don't know why you draw more instantaneous power when awakening as opposed to cold boot but I guess that the Mac has some sort of "soft start" where it doesn't slam the power supply all at once with things powering up but does it more methodically.
Although it may be the UPS, I would start looking at environmental and infrastructure elements.
Luck-
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Can I use my time capsule for time machine back ups and as an external storage device?

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By external hard disk we usually mean one plugged into the computer by USB or Firewire or Thunderbolt.
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I have 2 macbooks each with an account for me and one for my wife. I use one Macbook logged in with my account and my wife uses the other Macbook only loged in on her account. We both make regular time-machine back-ups each on a separate external disk

I have 2 Macbooks each with an account for me and one for my wife. I use one Macbook logged in with my account and my wife uses the other Macbook only logged in on her account. We both make regular time-machine back-ups each on a separate external disk. Is it possible to update her account on my macbook using her external disk without overwriting my stuff on the same Macbook and vice versa?

Time Machine does not do individual accounts. It records the complete drive. So if you were to use her TM backup on your Mac it would make your Mac just like hers. Both yours and her account on your MAC.
Just copy the missing files over from her Mac to yours. If there are differennt programs on each then they would need to be installed on both.

Am using Macbook pro mid 2010 running on OSX 10.9.5. It does not read my old Seagate back up plus ITB ext hard disk which opens and works on snow leopard. The back ups were made on snow leopard and mountain lion. How do I make it work on Mavericks?

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Your 2010 MBP would be able to handle Yosemite, but I would strongly suggest that you get the current problem sorted out before trying to upgrade to Yosemite. I'd also recommend another backup that isn't created by Time Machine if you are thinking of upgrading. SuperDuper and CarbonCopyCloner can make bootable clones of hard drives. If you clone your existing system to a fresh external drive, you would be able to boot from that drive and recover quickly in the event that your Yosemite upgrade didn't work out. Time Machine backups are not 100% reliable.
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Have you run Disk Utility's Repair tool on the external drive as well?
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