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Dmitriy Kopnichev
My main board had a Shepherd utility, but it is of 1999 year. I'm not sure
that it is compatible with Windows XP Pro SP2.
that it is compatible with Windows XP Pro SP2.
Jim Macklin said:I don't think it does. I used the Intel active monitor,
your mobo may have a monitor or you can use Motherboard
Monitor 5 which is a free download.
http://mbm.livewiredev.com/download.html
| Will EVEREST v1.1 alert me if the voltage will drop to the
low end of the
| range or below? What are the admissible "ranges" for
"Voltage Values" for
| "CPU Core", "+1.5 V", "+3.3 V", "+5 V", "+12 V"?
in message
| | > EVEREST will show you power required by the CPU and what
| > devices are installed. All power supplies have same
voltage
| > standards. If you try to draw more power than rated
power,
| > the voltage will drop to the low end of the range or
below.
| >
| > There is no other method that I know of to plan in
advance
| > of a purchase than reading the spec sheets and using a
| > calculator to add up the totals.
| > My EVEREST report on the CPU...
| > --------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003, 2004 Lavalys,
| >
Inc. ]-----------------------------------------------------------
| >
| > Version
| > EVEREST v1.10.106
| > Homepage
| > http://www.lavalys.com/
| > Report Type
Quick
| > Report
| > Computer
| > Generator
| > J.H.Macklin
| > Operating System
| > Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP
Retail)
| > Date
| > 2004-09-07
| > Time
01:30
| >
| >
| > --------[
| >
CPU ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| >
| > CPU Properties:
| > CPU Type
| > Intel Celeron 4, 1700 MHz (17 x 100)
| > CPU Alias
| > Willamette Lite, Willamette-128
| > CPU Stepping
E0
| > Instruction Set
x86,
| > MMX, SSE, SSE2
| > Original Clock
1700
| > MHz
| > Engineering Sample
No
| > L1 Trace Cache
12K
| > Instructions
| > L1 Data Cache 8
KB
| > L2 Cache
128
| > KB (On-Die, ATC, Full-Speed)
| >
| > CPU Physical Info:
| > Package Type
478
| > Pin uPGA
| > Package Size
3.50
| > cm x 3.50 cm
| > Transistors
42
| > million
| > Process Technology
6M,
| > 0.18 um, CMOS
| > Die Size
217
| > mm2
| > Core Voltage
1.75
| > V
| > I/O Voltage
1.75
| > V
| > Typical Power
| > 63.5 - 66.1 W
| > (depending on clock speed)
| > Maximum Power
84 -
| > 88 W (depending on clock speed)
| >
| > CPU Manufacturer:
| > Company Name
| > Intel Corporation
| > Product Information
| > http://www.intel.com/products/browse/processor.htm
| >
| > CPU Utilization:
| > CPU #1 6
%
| >
| > SNIP
|| >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| > The names of actual companies and products mentioned
herein
| > may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
| > *****************************
| >
| >
| >
message
| > | > | How to know in the EVEREST if my PSU is enough for my
| > hardware? What are
| > | minimum admissible "Voltage Values" for "CPU Core",
"+1.5
| > V", "+3.3 V", "+5
| > | V", "+12 V"?
| > | "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
wrote
| > in message
| > | | > | > Here are some numbers [for the OP] to indicate what
you
| > | > might need. You can get numbers for your system
using
| > | > EVEREST Home from www.lavalys.com Also check the
| > sources at
| > | > Intel, AMD and Antec-Inc.
| > | > http://www.epanorama.net/links/psu_computer.html
| > | > and
| > | >
| >
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/f.../www.pcpowercooling.com/maxpc/index_cases.htm
| > | > **********************************************8
| > | > From PC Power and Cooling
| > | > "Products: Power Supplies:
| > | > How Much Power Do You Need?
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > Component Requirement Line(s) Used
| > | > AGP Video Card 30 - 50W +3.3V
| > | > Average PCI Card 5 - 10W +5V
| > | > 10/100 NIC 4W +3.3V
| > | > SCSI Controller PCI Card 20W +3.3V and +5V
| > | > Floppy Drive 5W +5V
| > | > CD-ROM 10 - 25W +5V and +12V
| > | > DVD-ROM 10 - 25W +5V and +12V
| > | > CD-RW 10 - 25W +5V and +12V
| > | > 7200rpm IDE Hard Drive 5 - 20W +5V and +12V
| > | > 10,000rpm SCSI Drive 10 - 40W +5V and +12V
| > | > Case/CPU Fans 3W (ea.) +12V
| > | > Motherboard (w/o CPU or RAM) 25 - 40W +3.3V and
+5V
| > | > RAM 8W per 128MB +3.3V
| > | > Pentium III Processor 38W +5V
| > | > Pentium 4 Processor 70W +12V
| > | > AMD Athlon Processor 70W +12V
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > For overall power supply wattage, add the
requirement
| > for
| > | > each device in your system, then multiply by 1.8.
(The
| > | > multiplier takes into account that today's systems
draw
| > | > disproportionally on the +12V output. Furthermore,
power
| > | > supplies are more efficient and reliable when loaded
to
| > | > 30% - 70% of maximum capacity.)"
| > | > *******************************************
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > My Celeron can use 88 Watts, a P4 could use much
more.
| > | > A motherboard can use 50 Watts
| > | > A video card 50 Watts depending on model
| > | > Each hard drive 25 Watts, an optical drive would use
25
| > | > Watts to read and maybe 40 Watts while writing.
| > | > Each RAM stick uses 10 Watts or so/per 128 MB
| > | >
| > | > You need extra capacity to handle start-up surge
loads.
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > The people think the Constitution protects their
rights;
| > | > But government sees it as an obstacle to be
overcome.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | That is still going to be too low for what you are
| > | > running. You risk
| > | > | data loss, system problem, and even damaged
hardware
| > if
| > | > you run them for
| > | > | extended periods of time with too little power.
| > | > |
| > | > | ----
| > | > | Nathan McNulty
| > | > |
| > | > | Dmitriy Kopnichev wrote:
| > | > | > My PSU is 250 Watt.
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| > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | >>It would help if you included info such as the
| > Wattage
| > | > of your PSU. What
| > | > | >>is up with all the odd questions anyways? I
would
| > | > suggest using at least
| > | > | >>a 400 Watt PSU for that system though.
| > | > | >>
| > | > | >>----
| > | > | >>Nathan McNulty
| > | > | >>
| > | > | >>
| > | > | >>Dmitriy Kopnichev wrote:
| > | > | >>
| > | > | >>>Hello
| > | > | >>>How to know if a power supply unit of my
computer
| > case
| > | > would supply
| > | > | >>>enough power for 3 HDDs, a DVD-ROM and a
DVD-RAM
| > | > drives? I want to add a
| > | > | >>>third HDD.
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