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PowerChute
Personal Edition
Easy-to-use, safe system shutdown software with
power and energy management features

Compatible with APC Back-UPS with

communication capabilities

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Part of your APC battery
backup solution
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Pow erChute Personal Edition

software provides safe system
shutdow n in the event of an
e x t e n d e d p ow e r o u t a g e an d
prevents potential data corruption.
Designed for exceptional usability,
it provides first-time users with
optimal protection based on APC
industry-leading power
management expertise. Users also
have the option to tailor
PowerChute settings for their
individual circumstances. Energy
cost and CO2 information provides
a greater understanding of the
energy consumed by protected
eq uip men t a n d energy plans
enable cost savings.

The ideal choice for home battery

backup users

Safe system shutdown

Status at a glance
Power performance summary
Energy usage reporting
Energy costing
CO2 emissions monitoring
Energy savings plans
Automatic self-test
Simple installation
Context sensitive help
Multiple languages supported

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PowerChute Personal
Edition Features
Safe System Shutdown
Prevents possible data corruption by performing
graceful unattended shutdown in the event of an
extended power outage.
Hibernation preserves entire system and ensures
time to recovery is minimized

Energy Management
Energy cost and CO2 reporting provides a greater
understanding of the energy consumed by protected
IT equipment enabling improved energy efficiency.
Fact-based understanding of energy usage
Energy costing of powering protected equipment
Environmental impact monitoring
Energy savings plans reduce costs

UPS Management
Monitor status of your battery backup and view
power performance over time.
Status at a glance
Power Performance
Automatic self-test
Configure notification settings

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Features and Benefits

Protection
Operating system shutdown

Hibernation

Prevents possible data corruption by performing graceful, unattended

operating system shutdown in the event of an extended power outage.
Preserves entire state of system and speeds time to recovery.

Energy Management
Energy usage reporting
Energy costing

Gain a fact-based understanding of the energy usage of your protected

equipment.

Understand the cost of powering your protected equipment.

CO2 emissions reporting

Monitor the environmental impact of powering your protected

equipment.

Energy savings plans

Save money by choosing easy-to-use plans to reduce the energy

consumed by peripheral devices.

Manageability
Power performance

Status at a glance

Automatic self-test

Summarizes power problems such as blackouts or electrical noise

over time.
Quickly assess power status.
Periodic battery self-test ensures early detection of a battery that
needs to be replaced.

Convenience
Installation

Context-sensitive help
Exclusive silent operation at night

Multiple languages supported

Fast, easy installation takes the guesswork out of configuration for

first-time users.
Jargon-free, context-sensitive help answers questions quickly.
Ensures you wont lose sleep over your power protection.
Available in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Simplified
Chinese, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and Mid-Atlantic Spanish.
Help documentation is also available in Korean.

PowerChute
PowerChute Personal
Personal Edition
Edition best-in-class
best-in-class operating
operating system
system support:
support:
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the
latest
information
on
best-in-class
operating
system
For the latest information on best-in-class operating system support,
support, view
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the PowerChute
PowerChute Personal
Personal
Edition
compatibility
chart
on
the
APC
web
site
at
http://www.apc.com/wp/?um=300
Edition compatibility chart on the APC web site at http://www.apc.com/wp/?um=300

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