Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2003-01-01 Thread Anne Wilson
On Sunday 29 Dec 2002 10:03 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: Till then I leave you with the thought that like any hardware or compy junky, I tried? :) Thx for saving me the trouble of ripping my pink hair out. Well, I've just wasted another day, trying to revive a dodo :) Some of us don't know

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-29 Thread Anne Wilson
On Sunday 29 Dec 2002 3:52 am, Joeb wrote: On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 16:38:55 -0700 FemmeFatale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 06:06 PM 12/28/2002 -0500, you wrote: On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 15:50:00 -0700 FemmeFatale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject says it all... any ideas besides reading a

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-29 Thread ET
snip Hehe, but I like the experiment! It sounded fun! :( Party pooper... K i'll play safe look where you suggest... Sigh... Can I at least play in my room Dad? snip Try eggs in a microwave then - safeish but VERY messy *G* Best if you paint faces of Bill M$ on them first. I thought

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-29 Thread FemmeFatale
At 09:17 AM 12/29/2002 +, you wrote: I've come to this rather late, but since I've had one of these boards, I'll add my 2p worth :) On a board that old it's unlikely that you have peripherals that would need a higher power supply. I would say that there is a very high chance that Joeb is

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-29 Thread Anne Wilson
On Sunday 29 Dec 2002 9:01 pm, FemmeFatale wrote: At 09:17 AM 12/29/2002 +, you wrote: I've come to this rather late, but since I've had one of these boards, I'll add my 2p worth :) On a board that old it's unlikely that you have peripherals that would need a higher power supply. I

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage(Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Sun, 2002-12-29 at 09:50, FemmeFatale wrote: Subject says it all... any ideas besides reading a label? Thx. Oh Is there any diff between AT ATX P/S's? Merci - FemmeFatale One of the more simple ways of finding the wattage of a power supply is to do the following: 1.)

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread FemmeFatale
At 05:52 PM 12/28/2002 -0500, you wrote: On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 15:50:00 -0700, you wrote: Subject says it all... any ideas besides reading a label? Thx. Oh Is there any diff between AT ATX P/S's? Merci Dumb question, I'm sure, Femme, but did you look at the PS itself? Usually there's a

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread FemmeFatale
At 06:06 PM 12/28/2002 -0500, you wrote: On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 15:50:00 -0700 FemmeFatale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject says it all... any ideas besides reading a label? Besides the label (watt listing or model )or your comp manual, if it is a pre-built system, you could use a voltage meter

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread David Williams
On Saturday 28 December 2002 05:50 pm, FemmeFatale wrote: Subject says it all... any ideas besides reading a label? Thx. Oh Is there any diff between AT ATX P/S's? Merci - FemmeFatale Good Decisions You boss Made: We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread Rog
On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 16:36:48 -0700, you wrote: At 05:52 PM 12/28/2002 -0500, you wrote: On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 15:50:00 -0700, you wrote: Subject says it all... any ideas besides reading a label? Thx. Oh Is there any diff between AT ATX P/S's? Merci Dumb question, I'm sure, Femme, but did

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread FemmeFatale
At 06:44 PM 12/28/2002 -0500, you wrote: On Saturday 28 December 2002 05:50 pm, FemmeFatale wrote: Subject says it all... any ideas besides reading a label? Thx. Oh Is there any diff between AT ATX P/S's? Merci - FemmeFatale Good Decisions You boss Made: We'll do as you

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread David Williams
On Saturday 28 December 2002 07:15 pm, FemmeFatale wrote: At 06:44 PM 12/28/2002 -0500, you wrote: On Saturday 28 December 2002 05:50 pm, FemmeFatale wrote: Subject says it all... any ideas besides reading a label? Thx. Oh Is there any diff between AT ATX P/S's? Merci

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread FemmeFatale
At 07:23 PM 12/28/2002 -0500, you wrote: On Saturday 28 December 2002 07:15 pm, FemmeFatale wrote: Depends on what you are doing with it. Outside of the CPU, the most current draw will be the disk drives and the new ones draw very little power. Of course a high powered graphics accelerator will

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread Derek Byram
On Saturday 28 December 2002 23:06, Charles A Edwards wrote: On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 15:50:00 -0700 FemmeFatale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject says it all... any ideas besides reading a label? Besides the label (watt listing or model )or your comp manual, if it is a pre-built system, you

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread Lee
On Saturday 28 December 2002 05:50 pm, you wrote: Subject says it all... any ideas besides reading a label? Thx. Oh Is there any diff between AT ATX P/S's? Merci - FemmeFatale Good Decisions You boss Made: We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread FemmeFatale
At 09:52 PM 12/28/2002 -0500, you wrote: On Saturday 28 December 2002 05:50 pm, you wrote: Subject says it all... any ideas besides reading a label? Thx. Oh Is there any diff between AT ATX P/S's? Merci - FemmeFatale Good Decisions You boss Made: We'll do as you suggest

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread FemmeFatale
At 01:59 AM 12/29/2002 +, you wrote: On Saturday 28 December 2002 23:06, Charles A Edwards wrote: On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 15:50:00 -0700 FemmeFatale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject says it all... any ideas besides reading a label? Besides the label (watt listing or model )or your comp

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread Derek Byram
On Sunday 29 December 2002 02:39, FemmeFatale wrote: At 01:59 AM 12/29/2002 +, you wrote: On Saturday 28 December 2002 23:06, Charles A Edwards wrote: On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 15:50:00 -0700 FemmeFatale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SNIP there any diff between AT ATX P/S's? SNIP

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread Joeb
On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 16:38:55 -0700 FemmeFatale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 06:06 PM 12/28/2002 -0500, you wrote: On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 15:50:00 -0700 FemmeFatale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject says it all... any ideas besides reading a label? Besides the label (watt listing or model

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage (Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread FemmeFatale
At 09:52 PM 12/28/2002 -0600, you wrote: On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 16:38:55 -0700 FemmeFatale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 06:06 PM 12/28/2002 -0500, you wrote: Using the ATX power supply may not work for you. Even though the board may accept either one (I've got a board like that), the power

Re: [newbie] strange hardware question .. how to tell the Wattage(Watts?) of a P/S

2002-12-28 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Sun, 2002-12-29 at 15:56, FemmeFatale wrote: Nothing... Just wanted to get rid of another AT case if I can. I have 3 now, and am getting rid of 2 as soon as I can. Maybe someone in Edmonton wants em? Cause I sure don't. :) - FemmeFatale Too bad y'all don't wanna send