UPS problem

[LOUISSSSS]

the system that it is powering is exactly as in my signature
PSU = fortron fx600-gln
Monitor = Viewsonic vx2025wm
Laptop = sony vaio 10.6in monitor P-M 1.2ghz

keep in mind that i'm a UPS noob, sorry.

i seem to have a problem with this UPS, it seems that i am only able to use the 3x Surge/Battery outlets, when i try to plug in anything into the 3x surge only outlets that item doesn't work, is it that my ups is broken or its not powerful enough or what?

another problem i'm having is that, whenever my electricity in the house would go off, my oc would shut down along with my monitor & laptop if the battery isn't in, if its already plugged into the surge/battery outlets, shouldn't it stay on or at least let me turn on my pc for a little while even if the electricity is out?
if the electricity goes out in the house while my pc is on, is my pc supposed to turn off? or stay on with the ups?

thank you for any info

 

[Navid]

If the following are satisfied, it is supposed to keep the PC going when you lose power for a length of time that can be found from the runtime chart of the UPS.

1- The UPS is not malfunctioning
2- The battery is not dead
3- The load on the battery backup outlets is not more than what the UPS can support.

This is an example of a runtime chart.
http://apc.com/products/runtime_for_extendedruntime.cfm?upsfamily=21

Edit:
The surge-protected outlets must work fine. They just be dead if you lose power.
Something is wrong with the unit!
Do you have a digital multimeter?

 

[LOUISSSSS]

yea i think my father has one, what should i do with it?

 

[pkme2]

Have you checked your battery packs.
After a period of time, they need replacing.
Normally, there's a lite that comes on when working.
No light, dead batteries.

My advice would be for replacement to minimum 650W w/ AVR.

I saw some APC w/AVR at Costco under $100 AFAIK.

 

[Navid]

The surge-protected outlets should work regardless.

You can check the voltage on them using the multimeter. However, this could be dangerous. I do not know your age. So, I cannot tell you to do this.

But, if you are old enough and can be careful, you set the meter to AC V and you make sure that you set the range to either auto or something higher than 120V (considering that you are in the states).
Then, carefully insert the two probes into one of the surge-protected outlets of the UPS while the UPS is plugged in.
It should read something between 110 to 120V.
While doing this, do not touch the metallic part (it could kill you and I do not want to be responsible!) of the probes. After the measurement, remove both probes.