I have a Mid 2007 iMac, and recently picked up a TrippLite 1000VA UPS, which is connected to one of the USB ports on the back of iMac. I usually leave iMac on, or put it to sleep. Since the UPS, sleep doesn't seem to be the same - iMac now wakes up with a bump of the mouse, rather then a deliberate key stroke to wake it. Anybody else notice similar behavior?
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iMac not sleeping with UPS connected?
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I had a similar issue w/ a Cyberpower UPS--it would keep waking the iMac and wouldn't let it sleep. I finally called them and they exchanged the unit ("...known issue") and it hasn't happened since.
If you do not touch the iMac at all, does it still wake?
How would I know it was awake without touching it, since the display is off?
Fortunately, I bought it at Costco, so no hassle with the manufacturer - maybe I'll just exchange it and try another.
I have a Tripp Lite OMNI900LCD and a 2.4Ghz Mid-2007 iMac - it too won't go to sleep while the UPS is connected.
I should just disconnect the USB. Leopard can't figure out the time remaining, and the percentage remaining flips between 6% and 100% occasionally for no reason about once a week. My power goes out monthly, so I set the computer to shut off automatically when the reported power level drops to 15%. I've never seen the iMac successfully automatically shut down, even though I can see the percentage being reported up in the menu bar. I've been around a few times when the power went out so I could see what happened.
Other than that, it does run a long time. I have my iMac, time capsule and DSL modem on there, and I can operate for a good 20 minutes before the battery dies.
I don't know why, but my whole neighborhood goes dark pretty regularly. I'm a customer of FirstEnergy, the same folks who brought you the blackout of 2003 AND two of the top six most dangerous nuclear incidents as ranked by the NRC
I should just disconnect the USB. Leopard can't figure out the time remaining, and the percentage remaining flips between 6% and 100% occasionally for no reason about once a week. My power goes out monthly, so I set the computer to shut off automatically when the reported power level drops to 15%. I've never seen the iMac successfully automatically shut down, even though I can see the percentage being reported up in the menu bar. I've been around a few times when the power went out so I could see what happened.
Other than that, it does run a long time. I have my iMac, time capsule and DSL modem on there, and I can operate for a good 20 minutes before the battery dies.
I don't know why, but my whole neighborhood goes dark pretty regularly. I'm a customer of FirstEnergy, the same folks who brought you the blackout of 2003 AND two of the top six most dangerous nuclear incidents as ranked by the NRC