On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 03:11:10PM -0800, John R Pierce wrote: > On 12/26/2013 2:54 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > > the PS I'll be using in this system is an existing PC POwer & Cooling > > 500W unit, which should be up to the task. (It has been running the > > existing system for something like 3-4 years, with a Phenom-II X2 and > > two HD and two optical drives, 24X7.) > > what spec is it? modern systems want ATX12V v2.x, which puts almost > all the power on the +12V rail. older PSU specs had more juice on the > 5V side, which is almost unused nowdays. An ATX12V V1.x supply /can/ > be used on a newer system, if you treat it as a smaller PSU (drawing > say, no more than 350 watts from a 500W ATX12V v1.x) 5V 24A, 3.3V 24A, 12v (single rail) 35A. the 12V rail can supply up to 420 W, as long as all the others are low enough not to exceed 500. -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------- I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. ------------------------------ Philippians 4:13 ------------------------------- _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos