The role of a UPS (Uninterruptable Power
System) is to provide you with electrical power whatever happens. A
UPS enables you to continue working for a certain amount of time
due to its battery (up to 10 minutes usually depending on the model)
even if there's a power outage in your area. Its main function,
however, is to allow you to save your data and to cleanly close your
machine, minimizing and even avoiding data corruption and
loss.
Open the Mandriva Linux Control Center in the hardware section and click on Set up a UPS for power monitoring to launch DrakUPS.
Next let DrakUPS autodetect your UPS. If all goes well you should get a congratulation message. If not try to do it manually.
Select your UPS in the list of manufacturers and models.
Then assign a Name, Driver, and Port[15].
If all went well your UPS should now be configured and ready to help avoid bad power outage surprises.
[15] The Name and Driver fields should automatically be filled. Of course, you can change its name but we recommend you keep the driver name.