Well, it does work.  I unplugged the ups, drained the battery using a electric heater and sure enough, the power manager shut the machine down.  It cut it rather close.  Right after the machine shut down the ups warning beeps turned into a continuous beep indicating its batteries were drained.  I'm wondering if anyone knows how to reconfigure the manager so it shuts the machine down earlier.

Thanks!


Ken Teh wrote:
> I was startled to see the power manager icon on a 5.2 system that I had 
> just installed and plugged into a tripplite ups.  I did connect the 
> computer to the ups via the usb cable provided.  The system seems to 
> know all about the UPS system; it's make and model and has some 
> information on the battery charge.  I need some advice on how to proceed 
> here.  I was going to use the manufacturer's software but first, I'd 
> like to find out more about how the gnome power manager works vis-a-vis 
> the ups, whether it's preferable to use the tripplite software, etc.  I 
> would appreciate any help or guidance you might have.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Ken