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BPS Alarms

This chapter provides information about the external alarm conditions of the Dell backup power supply (BPS).

NOTE: The Dell BPS LED is solid amber with an audible alarm.

Table A-1. External Alarm Conditions

Alarm

Description

Audible

Corrective Action

 

 

 

 

Battery

Battery voltage is lower

Beeping

Reconnect the battery by

disconnected

than the batteries

 

following the steps in the

 

disconnected level

 

Getting Started Guide.

 

defined for this UPS.

 

 

 

This may be due to a

 

 

 

blown fuse,

 

 

 

intermittent battery

 

 

 

connection, or battery

 

 

 

cable being

 

 

 

disconnected.

 

 

 

If EBMs are attached

 

 

 

this alarm does not

 

 

 

trigger unless the EBMs

 

 

 

are also disconnected

 

 

 

since they are paralleled

 

 

 

with the battery bus.

 

 

Service

A faulted battery string

Beeping

Battery needs to be replaced.

battery

has been detected and

 

Contact Dell.

 

as a result the battery

 

 

 

charger has been

 

 

 

disabled until it is

 

 

 

replaced.

 

 

Input AC over

Utility RMS voltage

Beeping

Check the utility power.

voltage

greater than maximum

 

 

 

valid utility threshold.

 

 

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