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How do I find how many watts are in my powersupply?

 
 
Josh Collins
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      17th Aug 2003
I know I have a cheap powersupply, but how can I find out how many watts my
powersupply has without taking the computer apart. Is there a free program
somewhere that will let me do this or does XP provide this somewhere?


 
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Josh Collins
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      18th Aug 2003
Thanks. See my other post under a different thread with this subject line:
Will low wattage powersupply cause device to fail?


"NobodyMan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 09:07:09 -0500, "Josh Collins"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
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> >I know I have a cheap powersupply, but how can I find out how many watts

my
> >powersupply has without taking the computer apart. Is there a free

program
> >somewhere that will let me do this or does XP provide this somewhere?
> >

>
> Outside of opening the case and reading the PS label, no, there is no
> way for you to know how much power the thing puts out.
>
> Why do you need to know?
>



 
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Jim Macklin
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      18th Aug 2003
Maybe


"Josh Collins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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| Thanks. See my other post under a different thread with
this subject line:
| Will low wattage powersupply cause device to fail?
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| "NobodyMan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| > On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 09:07:09 -0500, "Josh Collins"
| > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
| >
| > >I know I have a cheap powersupply, but how can I find
out how many watts
| my
| > >powersupply has without taking the computer apart. Is
there a free
| program
| > >somewhere that will let me do this or does XP provide
this somewhere?
| > >
| >
| > Outside of opening the case and reading the PS label,
no, there is no
| > way for you to know how much power the thing puts out.
| >
| > Why do you need to know?
| >
|
|


 
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