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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.

¾ Safe system shutdown

¾ Status at a glance
¾ Power performance summary
The ideal choice for home battery ¾ Energy usage reporting
backup users… ¾ Energy costing
¾ CO2 emissions monitoring
¾ Energy savings plans
¾ Automatic self-test
¾ Simple installation
¾ Context sensitive help
¾ 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 Place image in this
extended power outage.
space.
¾ 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.

¾ Fact-based understanding of energy usage

¾ Energy costing of powering protected equipment
¾ Environmental impact monitoring
¾ Energy savings plans reduce costs

UPS Management
Monitor status of your battery backup and view
power performance over time.

¾ Status at a glance
¾ Power Performance
¾ Automatic self-test
¾ Configure notification settings
 Features and Benefits
Protection
Prevents possible data corruption by performing graceful, unattended
Operating system shutdown
operating system shutdown in the event of an extended power outage.

Preserves entire state of system and speeds time to recovery.

Hibernation

Energy Management
Gain a fact-based understanding of the energy usage of your protected
Energy usage reporting equipment.

Energy costing
Understand the cost of powering your protected equipment.

Monitor the environmental impact of powering your protected

CO2 emissions reporting equipment.

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

Energy savings plans consumed by peripheral devices.

Manageability
Summarizes power problems such as blackouts or electrical noise
Power performance over time.

Quickly assess power status.

Status at a glance

Periodic battery self-test ensures early detection of a battery that

Automatic self-test needs to be replaced.

Convenience
Fast, easy installation takes the guesswork out of configuration for
Installation first-time users.

Jargon-free, context-sensitive help answers questions quickly.

Context-sensitive help

Ensures you won’t lose sleep over your power protection.

Exclusive silent operation at night

Available in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Simplified

Multiple languages supported 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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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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