Hi Rick,
On Tuesday 05 September 2006 18:28, Rick Glazier Inscribed Thus:
> I had also heard (but never had this problem) that sometimes the
> power connector (only) needed to be hooked up to "just about" any
> hard drive to give the PS enough of a load to "sense", so it would
> come on... Is that an Urban Ledgend?
>
> Rick Glazier
No ! Most switch mode PSU demand some kind of load on the output. Many
won't even start up without one. Bare/Bear in mind that the PSU may
incorporate a suitable load of its own !
> From: "Carl Houseman"
>
> > To get into BIOS setup you need a power supply, motherboard,
> > processor, RAM (any recognized amount), keyboard, video output
> > (from video card or embedded video), and monitor.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----On Behalf Of Christopher
> > What are the minimum components needed to run a computer? i.e. do
> > I need to have RAM, and a hard drive? I am trying to troubleshoot
> > a hardware problem, but I need to know the minimum components I
> > need to have to at least get to a BIOS screen- I mean to enter
> > setup in BIOS at start up.
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Best Regards:
Derrick.
Pontefract Linux Users Group.
plug at play-net.co.uk
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