Re: UPS Attachment to an i5 520

Heh... that sounds like an 'uh oh' experience...
                                                                           
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Given that the pins on a cable such as this aren't different lengths so
that for example the Ground connects first then the 'I'm Alive' pin and
then the 'Power Fail' pin the answer is 'You Can't Tell'. It shouldn't
react that way but I defer to my esteemed assistant iGor to explain what
can (and did) happen recently   :-{

  - DrFranken.

   Silence is TERRIFYING!

ChadB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> The system wouldn't react that way with just the UPS signal cable being
> unplugged though, would it?  It would just send the cable no longer
> attached type message, right?  It would take a utility power failed
message
> or a battery weak condition exists to trigger the shutdown driven by the
> QUPSDLYTIM value... I think...
>
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