A silent UPS

Tue Apr 8 22:48:05 UTC 2008

Da Rock wrote:
> This may sound like a strange question, but is there a way to mute the
> voice box of a UPS? I have a highly specialised application for one- I
> need a mobile desktop pc (very cheap). I need to setup a pc for my
> little girl so that she has music, video, and visualisations while she's
> in her cot- which is mobile and moved from room to room. So I don't want
> to shutdown the pc when in transit, and I certainly don't want any
> shrieks when I unplug the power...
> 
I have run across a couple of UPSs that will let you do this under 
software control. Unfortunately, the software to do it was Windows 
only. But you could program the UPS under Windows, and it would keep 
the settings. Now, if only I could remember the makes/models...

Mikkel
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   Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!

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