在断电期间使用UPS正常关闭计算机

If you live in an area that has a lot of blackouts, brownouts, and spikes in your electricity, it’s important to have a UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply)  to protect your investment. Here’s how your APC UPS can shut down your PC gracefully.

如果您生活在停电，停电和电高峰很多的地区，那么拥有UPS (不间断电源)来保护您的投资非常重要。 这是您的APC UPS如何正常关闭PC的方法。

A UPS isn’t just for IT infrastructures and should be part of your desktop PC and home network protection strategy—especially if you have a home media server. In a power outage, it provides emergency power via battery, allows you to safely save your data, and power down your machine properly.

UPS不仅仅用于IT基础架构，而且应该成为台式PC和家庭网络保护策略的一部分-特别是如果您有家庭媒体服务器。 在停电时，它通过电池提供应急电源，使您可以安全地保存数据并正确关闭计算机电源。

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你需要什么 (What You’ll Need)

For the purposes of today’s article, we’re covering how to use an APC brand UPS, though most other brands of UPS will provide a similar software package that works the same way. Here’s what you’ll need:

就今天的文章而言，我们将介绍如何使用APC品牌的UPS，尽管大多数其他品牌的UPS将提供以相同方式工作的类似软件包。 这是您需要的：

• An APC UPS with a Data Port

  带数据端口的APC UPS

• RJ45 Male to USB Male Data Cable (this should be included with your UPS)

  RJ45公对USB公数据线 (UPS应随附)

• PowerChute Personal Edition software (Windows only) – Included with the UPS

  PowerChute Personal Edition软件(仅Windows)– UPS随附

For this article we’re using an APC ES 550 Model. Features may vary based on your model and operating system.

在本文中，我们使用的是APC ES 550模型 。 功能可能因型号和操作系统而异。

安装和设置PowerChute (Installing and Setting Up PowerChute)

Your APC UPS should come with a version of PowerChute included, although by the time you purchase it, you might want to check to see if there is an update. Ours came with version 2.1.1 and after we registered our UPS, we found Version 3 on their site.

您的APC UPS应随附PowerChute版本，尽管在购买时，您可能需要检查是否有更新。 我们的版本为2.1.1，在注册UPS后，我们在其站点上找到了版本3。

If you have an older version already installed on your machine, you’ll need to manually uninstall it, if you want to make sure it’s a clean uninstall you might want to use Revo Uninstaller Pro or the free version.

如果您的计算机上已经安装了旧版本，则需要手动将其卸载，如果要确保它是全新卸载，则可能要使用Revo Uninstaller Pro或免费版本。

Make sure your data cable is plugged in before installing the software, otherwise you’ll get the following message.

在安装软件之前，请确保已插入数据线，否则将收到以下消息。

Installation is quick and easy following the wizard and accepting the defaults.

遵循向导并接受默认设置即可快速简便地进行安装。

A couple of the options you might want to select is software update notifications, and sending power quality info for your location. You can change these settings later after it’s installed too.

您可能要选择的几个选项是软件更新通知，以及发送您所在位置的电能质量信息。 您也可以在安装后更改这些设置。

When the installer finishes for 2.1 or 3.0 you’ll have the opportunity to register your UPS right away. It opens your default browser to the APC site.

安装程序针对2.1或3.0完成安装后，您将有机会立即注册UPS。 它将打开您的默认浏览器到APC站点。

使用PowerChute (Using PowerChute)

PowerChute lives in the Taskbar and monitors your UPS in the background and monitors your UPS and power outages.

PowerChute驻留在任务栏中，并在后台监视您的UPS，并监视UPS和断电。

Launch PowerChute and you can begin configuring your power backup options.

启动PowerChute，您可以开始配置电源备份选项。

Configure your UPS how you want it to run when the power goes out. You can set it to preserve battery power or keep it running longer. Keep in mind if you set it to run longer, it will take up more of the battery power.

配置您的UPS，使其在断电时如何运行。 您可以将其设置为保留电池电量或使其运行更长的时间。 请记住，如果将其设置为更长的运行时间，它将消耗更多的电池电量。

PowerChute allows you to check past performance of the UPS. Like in this example, we show it kicked on on Halloween at 9:30 PM due to a blackout.

PowerChute允许您检查UPS的过去性能。 像本例一样，我们显示由于电源中断，它于万圣节晚上9:30启用。

Earlier we mentioned that you can turn off Data Collection is you want to. Go into Configuration Options and uncheck the Data collection options and save the selection.

早先我们提到您可以关闭想要的数据收集。 进入“配置选项”，然后取消选中“数据收集”选项并保存选择。

Under Notification you can configure the way you get notifications during power events.

在通知下，您可以配置在电源事件期间获取通知的方式。

断电时 (When the Power Goes Out)

When the power goes out you’ll get a notification on your screen, and should have plenty of time to wrap up some quick work, save it, and shut down your machine properly.

当电源关闭时，您会在屏幕上收到通知，并且应该有足够的时间来完成一些快速工作，保存并正确关闭机器。

If you’re away from your computer, the cool thing is it will put your machine in Hibernate mode after the time you specify.

如果您不在计算机旁，那么很酷的事情是，您可以在指定的时间后将计算机置于Hibernate模式。

When the power is restored, under Current Status you’ll see the batter power has been reduced, it’s charging, and what caused the issue…where in this instance it was a blackout.

恢复电源后，在“当前状态”下，您将看到电池电量已减少，正在充电以及导致问题的原因……在这种情况下，这是停电。

Another cool feature is the Energy Management Settings. If you enable this feature, other components you have plugged into your UPS can be put in a low power state or turned off when not in use. These would be the devices that aren’t connected to the battery backup side of your UPS like printers, speakers, or extra monitors.

另一个很酷的功能是能源管理设置。 如果启用此功能，则不使用UPS时插入的其他组件可以置于低功率状态或关闭。 这些设备可能是未连接到UPS备用电池的设备，例如打印机，扬声器或额外的显示器。

If you’re serious about protecting your computer equipment against power outages and surges, using an APC UPS along with PowerChute Personal Edition is an important part of your protection strategy. Of course if you’re using a Laptop or Netbook it’s not quite as important to use a UPS, as the battery is your backup power.

如果您真的想保护计算机设备免于停电和电涌，则将APC UPS和PowerChute Personal Edition一起使用是保护策略的重要组成部分。 当然，如果您使用的是笔记本电脑或上网本，那么使用UPS并不那么重要，因为电池是您的备用电源。

But, if you have a small network with Desktop computers – especially a server, having a UPS and software such as PowerChute installed, it can protect your investment, save a lot of hassles, and give you piece of mind.

但是，如果您的台式机(尤其是服务器)的小型网络安装了UPS和PowerChute等软件，则它可以保护您的投资，省去很多麻烦，并让您放心。

Download & Learn More About PowerChute

下载并了解有关PowerChute的更多信息

PowerChute Version 3.0 is compatible with XP SP3, Vista (SP2), Windows 7, and Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 and higher.

PowerChute 3.0版与XP SP3，Vista(SP2)，Windows 7和Windows Home Server Power Pack 1及更高版本兼容。

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What about you? Do you use an APC UPS along with PowerChute? Leave us a comment below and tell us your story!

你呢？ 您是否将APC UPS和PowerChute一起使用？ 在下面给我们留言，告诉我们您的故事！

翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/33776/powerchute-makes-managing-your-apc-ups-easier-during-power-outages/