Pc Pwr Voltages

[twizzle]

hi
calling all pc wizards,

i have just replaced my pc`s faulty pwr supply, which was causing bootup problems & program errors.
i have posted on microsofts site the new voltage results on this new pwr supply, and they say that they are still out of range ? i have had no reply on this for a few days.
so i thought that i would ask for your advice?

my readings model AK-P050FG7

power swithed on
purple 4.97v 4.969v
green 4.96v 17.0mv
gray 03.0mv 4.76/81v
orange 00.0mv 3.33v
red 62.8mv 4.77v
yellow 00.1mv 12.63v

apparently they say the red +5v is out, and the 12v is to high ???
is this anything to worry about, or do i have another problem like a mb fault?

thanks in advance

[ohforf]

Did you use good Voltmeter and had the PC connected ?
The Voltages still look OK for me.
If this is correct, a 5% Tolerance should be fine.

[twizzle]

Originally Posted by ohforf

Did you use good Voltmeter and had the PC connected ?
The Voltages still look OK for me.
If this is correct, a 5% Tolerance should be fine.

hi
i have just bought a new digital multimeter,
PC is connected with all cards in,
i googled for the test figures,which are slightly differrant than your link ?
i have delayed doing a clean install just in case there was another underliying problem.

thanks mike

[Zetr0]

@twizzle

those voltages seem perfectly fine,

arguably depending on your load (i.e. a super extreme PC monster with 2 gfx cards and dual / quad core cpu you might need more)

whats the wattage of the PSU ? and what load do you have on the PC ?

[twizzle]

Originally Posted by Zetr0

@twizzle

those voltages seem perfectly fine,

arguably depending on your load (i.e. a super extreme PC monster with 2 gfx cards and dual / quad core cpu you might need more)

whats the wattage of the PSU ? and what load do you have on the PC ?

hi zetro

the wattage is 500w max,
acording to antec`s site, when i put in my specs, my sys pulls 347w.

[Zetr0]

then there is plenty of juice

are you having any problems with the new PSU ?

[Calgor]

The max value on most psus does not indicate their real max while keeping all voltages stable - it is usually below that. Also, the max load comprises of max values added up to some degree on each of the 12/5/3.3v lines.

Having said that however, 347w compared with 500w max seems reasonable.

The 12V is marginally over the 5% tolerance, maybe that is what the ppl on the other forum are saying, 5V is *just* within the 5% tolerance, but both only just so I wouldn't have thought it would cause any problems due to that.

[twizzle]

Originally Posted by Zetr0

then there is plenty of juice

are you having any problems with the new PSU ?

hi zetro
i am not have any problems at the moment, that i am aware of.

the mvp`s wanted me to send them the figures for the new pwr supply,to compare them with the faulty 1?
then they told me that they were out of range?
hence my post here to see what you guys thought.

i am just about to do a format and clean install of xp pro, thats what i thought was wrong with my system in the first place.

[Zetr0]

@twizzle

I don't say this often as it makes me come across as overly opinionated and some what l33t1st

for those that it may offend, please accept my apologies.

Those guys whom are advising you seem know jack shit about what there doing; do they work for pc-world or something ?

you have a good quality PSU with plenty of juice, all the voltages are in the GREEN.. and you can happly look at a 10% tollerance depending on the temperature of the room you will find that there is a co-efficent of the ambient temperature that will be optimal for current conversion in the caps and regulators. and it will not only swing while in use, but also from the current phase of the house that its plugged into, but also if it gets warm or cold in the house to. even 2 degrees is enough to shift / swing.

a 10% swing is nothing... the guys you are taking advice from need to go back to school or atleast learn what the f*ck there talking about.

*ahem

sorry about that.... I am glad that you asked here. my hope is that your fears / concerns have been sated

[twizzle]

Originally Posted by Zetr0

@twizzle

Those guys whom are advising you seem know jack shit about what there doing; do they work for pc-world or something ?

OH you mean the mvp`s = microsoft`s verified PR!cks ? they speak a very strange language ? i had to tell him to talk in more laymans talk, and i wasnt the only 1 to say so.


a 10% swing is nothing... the guys you are taking advice from need to go back to school or atleast learn what the f*ck there talking about.

*ahem ------ Sounds Like DOH then


sorry about that.... I am glad that you asked here. my hope is that your fears / concerns have been sated

Zetro
if in doubt ask for a second opinion, somehow i knew you would come to the rescue well someone has to blow your trumpet.
Ah i chose right on the pwr sply then (hours googling)

I will know where to come to next time

while were here? is it poss to make a copy of my hard drive onto another hd ? so that i would still have a working sys reg`s an all ???

[Zetr0]

its possible indeed,

there are two very simple methods to chose from

Ghost back up... have a search for ghost copying utilitiy, theres a few that are free. this will create a ghost image either to the drive and or the CD.

the other method is windows backup... you can have a full (or partial) back up created to a drive or partition.

from here you can use the system recovery console to just write-back to a working install....

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by twizzle

while were here? is it poss to make a copy of my hard drive onto another hd ? so that i would still have a working sys reg`s an all ???

Ghost is the way to go. I wouldn't bother with the Ghost Windows versions though, needs to be installed and bloated IMHO.

Try to find Norton Ghost 2003 (build 793) which is for DOS. Use a boot disc and then create an image to another partition / HDD.

Build 793 has the following features over previous versions: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...rc=bar_sch_nam

...and this page has some important information regarding switches to use in order to get it working with Intel 865-based motherboards and Serial ATA drive controllers: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...c?OpenDocument

Personally I always use the switch -FNI

[twizzle]

hi
thank you all for the information
it now looks like the cheap etech pwr supply that was in my new case (2 1/2 yrs ) has been the bane of my life from the start.
this new one is Sooooo quite

now my 2yr old dvd has decided not recignise new +rw discs & also my printer has developed a fault BUMMER , it never rains when it pours
but apart from all that, a clean install with new pwr has done the trick.

i have a copy of ghost, in the readme it looks like 2002 ver windows,
tried googling for ghost 2003 793(dos) its nolonger available.

thanks again mike