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Pawan
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Mon Dec 20, 2004 2:36 pm Post subject:
Max.Drives on 200W Power Supply Unit |
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Hi,
I have a Dell Dimension V450 with a 200W power supply.
I presently have 2 hard drives and 1 cd-rw connected to it. I would like to
know whether I can add another hard drive without changing the power supply.
I checked on the net and it seems it should work fine.
any help with this would be great.
Sincerely,
PvS |
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Christo
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Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:14 pm Post subject:
Re: Max.Drives on 200W Power Supply Unit |
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"Pawan" <pawanvir_singh@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
news:G2xxd.1190$jT5.33@read1.cgocable.net...
| Quote: | Hi,
I have a Dell Dimension V450 with a 200W power supply.
I presently have 2 hard drives and 1 cd-rw connected to it. I would like
to know whether I can add another hard drive without changing the power
supply.
I checked on the net and it seems it should work fine.
any help with this would be great.
Sincerely,
PvS
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hard drives use hardly any power so i seem to remember reading somewhere,
try it and see if it boots ok
if not get a new PSU, a new psu cant hurt |
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Grinder
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Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:41 pm Post subject:
Re: Max.Drives on 200W Power Supply Unit |
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"Pawan" <pawanvir_singh@cogeco.ca> wrote:
| Quote: | I have a Dell Dimension V450 with a
200W power supply.
I presently have 2 hard drives and 1
cd-rw connected to it. I would like
to know whether I can add another hard
drive without changing the power
supply.
I checked on the net and it seems it
should work fine.
any help with this would be great.
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Christo wrote:
| Quote: | hard drives use hardly any power so i seem to remember reading somewhere,
try it and see if it boots ok
if not get a new PSU, a new psu cant hurt
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1) It sounds like maybe you've already done this, but you can use a
power supply load calculator, like this one:
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/
....to estimate your requirements. I would try more than one to see if
they agree.
2) The ratings for components represent a peak consumption. Although it
is unlikely that all of your components will simultaneously be at peak
consumption, it's a safe plan to assume that they are.
3) 200W is not very much for a system with a modern video card. Also,
if it is not a good quality PSU, you may not be able to consistently
load it to specification. |
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YanquiDawg
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:16 am Post subject:
Re: Max.Drives on 200W Power Supply Unit |
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Hard drives use a lot of power at boot time and not much while running
..Frankly,I'm surprised you haven't reached the limit of your 200W PS yet.
| Quote: | I presently have 2 hard drives and 1 cd-rw connected to it. I would like
to know whether I can add another hard drive without changing the power
supply.
hard drives use hardly any power so i seem to remember reading somewhere,
try it and see if it boots ok
if not get a new PSU, a new psu cant hurt |
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Pawan
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:27 am Post subject:
Re: Max.Drives on 200W Power Supply Unit |
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hi
i got the new drive. and it seems to be working fine.
i checked on dell's site. it seems that dell uses mean power rating and not
peak, so it seems that my setup should work properly.
thanks for all ur help
PvS
"Pawan" <pawanvir_singh@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
news:G2xxd.1190$jT5.33@read1.cgocable.net...
| Quote: | Hi,
I have a Dell Dimension V450 with a 200W power supply.
I presently have 2 hard drives and 1 cd-rw connected to it. I would like
to know whether I can add another hard drive without changing the power
supply.
I checked on the net and it seems it should work fine.
any help with this would be great.
Sincerely,
PvS
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