How High Or Low Can Your Voltages Be?

[Spicker]

thanx for the info

btw i have a 400W dual Fan PSU

[tesco]

Originally posted by jaigandhi5@14 July 2004 - 10:53
btw i have a 400W dual Fan PSU

450watt dual fan psu.

[SingaBoiy]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+14 July 2004 - 09:02--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 14 July 2004 - 09:02)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-jaigandhi5@14 July 2004 - 10:53
btw i have a 400W dual Fan PSU

450watt dual fan psu.
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350 single fan PSU

B)

[Storm]

Originally posted by SingaBoiy+14 July 2004 - 19:14--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (SingaBoiy @ 14 July 2004 - 19:14)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@14 July 2004 - 09:02
<!--QuoteBegin-jaigandhi5

@14 July 2004 - 10:53
btw i have a 400W dual Fan PSU

450watt dual fan psu.

350 single fan PSU

B) [/b][/quote]
:"> 300W single fan

[pc-gamer-dude]

420 watt dual fan PSU

[tesco]

I just got out my multimeter and tested my voltages.

From the molex connector I got a range of 12.22 to 12.29 and once it went to 12.32.
Not too bad, i expected better.

on the 5v line I got a range of 4.90-4.98...once it went to 5.01 but didn&#39;t stay and hasn&#39;t gone back to it.

How do I check the -5, -12, and the 3.3 volt lines??? im guessing for the two negative&#39;s I have to switch the black and red wires around on my multimeter?

[lynx]

If it is a digital multimeter, it will simply show a minus before the reading, just as you have done. If it is an analogue meter then you simply reverse the connectors, as you have suggested..

Just connect the black wire on your meter to any ground wire on the 20 pin plug and you should be ably to measure all the other voltages except vcore on that plug. I don&#39;t know where you measure vcore, I&#39;ve never done it.

[tesco]

Originally posted by lynx@14 July 2004 - 17:04
If it is a digital multimeter, it will simply show a minus before the reading, just as you have done. If it is an analogue meter then you simply reverse the connectors, as you have suggested..

Just connect the black wire on your meter to any ground wire on the 20 pin plug and you should be ably to measure all the other voltages except vcore on that plug. I don&#39;t know where you measure vcore, I&#39;ve never done it.

oh, i wasn&#39;t eaning to do it that way...
I thought i could get them while running my whole system, that way I will know the voltages while the system is running eerything...surely it would be different that way..

and i dind&#39;t ask for vcore, cause i know it would probably be impossible to get it...isn&#39;t that just done between the motherboard and the cpu? you&#39;d have to touch one of the pins with the multimeter to get it...

ok, well i;; try to find 3.3v next time my comp is apart, too tired today to open it up again.

[lynx]

There&#39;s no problem measuring voltages on the 20 pin connector when the system is fully running. In any case, that&#39;s the only place you will be able to get at 3.3v, -5v and -12v.

Oh, and +5v Standby too.

[tesco]

Originally posted by lynx@14 July 2004 - 18:01
There&#39;s no problem measuring voltages on the 20 pin connector when the system is fully running. In any case, that&#39;s the only place you will be able to get at 3.3v, -5v and -12v.

Oh, and +5v Standby too.

How am i supposed to have the comptuer running and check the 20pin connector...its gotta be connected for the system to run.