Posts Tagged ‘ power ’

I am looking to tap the brain of a computer hardware person specifically the power supply area.?

July 7, 2010
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As it seems to happen to all equipment, I powered off my computer system last night before bed. I woke up this morning and of course went directly to my computer and turn it on. It did not power up. I tried several times with the hope of a sucess but no power up....

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Will putting a 500w power supply burn out my computer other hardware?

July 6, 2010
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I bought this computer bundle the other day http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8195032#Specifications since the gcard sucks i wanted to buy a 8800gs or gts BUT my power supply for the computer is 250w. i was thinking to buy a 500w power supply and than just buying the 8800gs is this possibility that doesn’t have high risk?

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Do all external USB hard drives require a separate power source?

July 5, 2010
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Or are there any that can run just on the power being sent from the USB? I’m want to use one with my laptop, but needing an external power source kind of cuts down on the portability…

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Where can i buy power cords to my lacie external hard drive?

July 5, 2010
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I have a lacie external hard drive model number 301825u, and a lacie model number 301033u. i need the cords to power them and no stores in my city sells them or lacie hard drives anymore. where can i buy them from? please help, all my files are on these hard drives and i...

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power consumption of computer components?

July 4, 2010
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what is the difference in power consumption of a laptop’s harddisk and dvd-drive as compared to that of a desktops (3.5″) HDD and DVD-drive ?

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Computer power box/strip with indivual components?

July 3, 2010
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I’ve seen people using a surge protector sort of device that’s got individual switches for separate computer components–it’s like a box that you can sit under the monitor and it’s got switches labeled “MONITOR” “PRINTER” “SPEAKERS” and that sort of thing, with a “MASTER” switch at the end. I’ve always wanted something with individual...

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apple power macintosh 6100 keyboard?

July 3, 2010
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i recently bought an apple power macintosh 6100 for cheap. but consequently it didn’t come with a keyboard, i know it’s apple desktop bus that connects it, but i only have one ADB port on the back of the computer…. my question is, on the keyboard if i had one, would there be an...

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How much power does an external hard drive consume?

July 2, 2010
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I just built my own external hard drive and it worked with a desktop. But when I plugged it on my laptop it didn’t do anything, didn’t recognized it but it has the LED on. I’m assuming that my laptop’s USB doesn’t have enough power to support external hard drives. So I’m planning to...

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Is it true that overflow hack overcharge the computer’s power source and destroys the components?

July 2, 2010
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And if you plug off the computer it won’t turn off because it’s overcharged? Please, a friend of mine tells that this is true. But I don’t believe him.

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if the power supply on your computer goes out will it fry the rest of the components?

July 1, 2010
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when i turned on my computer today the power suply to it got fried. my question is will it be useless to buy a new power supply because probably the rest of my components got also fried. i opened the tower and there was nothing abnormal just the power supply smelled burnt.

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