Questions tagged [power-supply]
For questions about devices that automatically supply and/or regulate electrical power for other devices. Do not use this tag for questions about PC power supplies (see the [smps] tag).
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10 Pin to 8 pin GPU Power Cable
I have a DL380. I need GPU power cable.
There are 5x GND, 3x 12v outputs on the graphics card. There are 4x GND, 4x 12v, 2x 3.3v outputs on the server.
I connected GNDs to GNDs. I left one free, I ...
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What equipment is needed to replace multiple AC adapters with a unit that plugs into a single plug? [duplicate]
I'd like to replace 3 different AC adapters with a single wall unit like this one that plugs into a single outlet and has 3 USB-C ports.
From that, I'd run:
USB-C to 12V barrel jack cable to a TP-...
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What equipment is needed to replace multiple AC adapters with a unit that plugs into a single plug?
I'd like to replace 3 different AC adapters with a single wall unit like this one that plugs into a single outlet and has 3 USB-C ports.
From that, I'd run:
USB-C to 12V barrel jack cable to a TP-...
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Laptop that is usable without any battery (power via AC)
I am looking to get a new, affordable laptop strictly for writing. Here's the problem: I want one whose battery I can take out immediately and discard; the laptop must be able to function via power ...
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USB 3.5" HDD that uses USB-PD (no additional power supply)
I am searching for an external USB-C HDD 3.5" enclosure (for a single disk) that only requires one USB-C cable, no additional power supply.
USB-PD (Power Delivery) allows devices to query ...
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Can I charge HP Pavilion - 15-cs3001ne with a Type-C plugin. Type-C to PIN converter
I have an HP Pavilion - 15-cs3001ne. Based on the product description @ https://support.hp.com/sk-en/document/c06522293 the type-C, what I have is only Type-C™ (Data Transfer Only, 5 Gb/s signaling ...
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What is this connector on this circuit board? [closed]
I have no clue how to use this connector. Right now I have wires shoved into it but I figure that there is an actual connector that fits.
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A new just out of the box Corsair RM1000e PSU makes a high pitch noise. Should I return it?
You can hear the noise in this video. I think this is called coil whine, and it's to be expected with high-power PSUs. But this one is marketed as low noise so I don't know whether I should return it. ...
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Power supply for WS2812B
I want to build an Ambilight-like system with WS2812B and some controller.
These are the devices I think about:
WS2812B LED Strip 5 m 60 LEDs/m
https://amzn.eu/d/9Nrg8kc (SP108E WIFI Controller)
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Raspberry Pi Zero alternative with high-end USB-C OTG PD
Is there any Raspberry Pi Zero alternative that meets the following specs:
At least one USB-C 40gbps OTG PD capable, 60W+ desirable, to be both charged or to charge attached peripheral, supporting ...
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How to run a 230W laptop + GPU from a USB-C docking station?
A Lenovo P16 laptop with a NVIDIA RTX 4000 can use up to 230 W power. The proprietary barrel power supply can provide it, but a standard USB-C docking station only provides about half of that.
If I ...
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Is there a usb c 100w power splitter hub?
I have an Anker 240w (140w+100w) charger that I use to charge my laptops or my power bank (140w) but that’s it.
Many times I’m trying my to charge multiple lower powered devices e.g. 4 trackers that ...
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How can I power SATA HDDs given this motherboard?
First-time asker here (let me know if there's a better stack for this)
I recently bought a secondhand Lenovo ThinkServer TS460, intending to run a home media server on it using UnraidOS. Here's Lenovo'...
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Which cables should I use to connect a 4090 nvidia GPU to my PSU in a z790 MoBo? [closed]
Asus ROG builder newbie here.
I'm building my first top setup based on the Asus ROG - Eva 02 edition, I read all the manuals already and got everything pluged in. I had not used it yet because I want ...
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Powering 5 fans from 230V wall power
I need to power 4x40mm 2-pin (already owned) and 1x120mm fans (the 120 I still need to buy, so it can either be a 3 or 4-pin), from 230V wall power (EU socket).
I was thinking of using these ...
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Small UPS with network access to support my NUC home server
I have a NUC at home that I want to protect with a UPS. It uses no more than 50W so the UPS does not need to be very big, but as I am often away from home I want to be able to monitor it remotely.
It ...
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USB-C magnetic charging/data cables (or adapter-tips)? Heard there can be surprisingly complicated gotchas getting the right power/data capabilities?
I've been wanting to get some USB-C magnetic charging/data cables (or magnetic adapter-tips that can go on the end of a normal USB-C cable), but I hear there can be some surprisingly tricky gotchas ...
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Is using a power bank at higher intensity risky? [duplicate]
I have a Packard Bell ZG5 with a 19V, 1.58A (30W) charger. I'd like to be able to connect it to some power bank to increase the battery life (spare parts are very expensive), so I have found this ...
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Is the power supply Modelo: MPW-3001-ACAAN1 compatible with this graphic card, rx580 8gb 2048sp gddr5 256bit pci express 3.0 × 16 8pin radeon
I only play about 6 hours per week. I am very inclined to buy this generic graphic card so I can play more recent games.
graphic card
rx 580
power supply
https://www.coolermaster.com/br/pt-br/catalog/...
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Need Advice For PSU For Windows 98 Gaming Build
I have an old Gateway E-3400 that I am upgrading to be my Windows 98 gaming setup, but I'm afraid the stock PSU won't support all the peripherals I want.
It has an NLX motherboard
Link to motherboard ...
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Modded PC CPU upgrade - will the power supply manage?
I have a motherboard FOXCONN H61 with a Celeron CPU.
I'd like to upgrade the CPU to possibly a i7-2600 or a i7-3770 (looking for used/renewed ones).
Now here's the thing: I power the motherboard with ...
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Low wattage home server, SoC motherboard
I'd like to upgrade from a 2GB Rpi while keeping the power bill small.
I have my eyes set on a Biostar J4125NHU. When it comes to IO it's got:
M.2 M key PCI-E 2.0 x2 slot
2x SATA III slots
some USB ...
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Smart plug to measure AC energy (power) consumption that does not require a hub
I want to measure AC power consumption over time on a single outlet. My multimeters will not do the job, as like nearly all multimeters, they display instantaneous values.
To accomplish this task, I ...
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Turning my ATX computer to a mini-ITX computer
Four years ago, I built a computer. Currently, I want to transfer the parts to a mini-ITX case and motherboard. I also need support for a SATA SSD
Under 200 dollars. I would prefer to spend less ...
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Is there a UPS with open source power maganement software?
I wonder if there is a UPS power supply with an open source power monitoring application? To be more clear, I need to automatically store data such as remaining battery or power consumption and write ...
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Multiple GPUs machine with more than one PSU
Does anyone have experience with using a machine for training Deep Learning models (R-CNNs for semantic segmentation), using multiple GPUs and powering it with more that one PSU? E.g. one PSU for ...
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do i need to upgrade my power supply after adding a new hdd drive?
I have a pc with this configuration and my power supply is 650W
do I need to upgrade my power supply if I add a Western Digital Blue 4TB Hard Disk Drive?
core i5 10400F,
Asus TUF 2060,
WD Blue 1TB,
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dual video cards, need recommends for motherboard and psu
I'm finally taking the plunge and getting a new system. For Blender and other modern 3d applications, my old Nvidia 2060 card just isn't cutting it no matter what settings I change. So I'm thinking ...
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What is the max USB cable type-A male to type-c male Volt/current/Wattage possible?
I am struggling to understand USB type-C specifications in terms of power supply,
took me a lot to figure out about USB data bandwidth but now that type-C is used to charge
mobiles need to learn more.
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Is 750 watts enough for a Ryzen 7 5800X and a MSI RTX 3080 gaming Trio Z
just bought the components for my first build:
MSI RTX 3080 gaming Trio Z
Ryzen 7 5800X (Without an IGPU)
Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L RGB V2
ASUS ROG Strix B550-E Gaming
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Minimum PSU for 5600G (no dedicated GPU) without compromising the performance?
I have found on shopping sites that small PSUs are little cheaper than 500+ Watts PSU.
So I want to buy the lowest one because I have no plans for adding external GPU.
I would be using 2x8 GB RAMs and ...
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180-W PSU for i9-9900
In HP ProDesk 400 G6's specification you can see i9-9900 is supported. And it has a 180-W power supply. If I install an i9-9900 (non-K) on it and bring it to high load, is this power supply enough? I ...
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I still have an Xbox 360, but how do I get it working?
We're talking about this because I own one, roughly dating back 10 years ago when I got it for X-mas. It's an S [slim] model, and after many years of disuse (I believe as of 2016, the same year the ...
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How to power 24v noctua fan?
There exists 140mm computer fans: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-24V-3000 IP67 PWM:
They are supposed to be powered from 24V to get full RPM. How in computer system it is supposed to power them with 24 ...
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Why using an adapted 15-pin SATA connector, my Hard Disk does not turn on?
I have bought this cable in order to use a separate USB adapter to power my desktop hard disk (3,5")
At one end is a normal USB male connector, and on the other end is an adapted 15-pin plug. ...
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Graphical card burned ? Help?
This is the second time that my graphical card burned. I purchased my compter on the website CSL computer there is little more than 2 years and the warrantly is out of date.
The configuration is :
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Hardware (PC parts) slotting website
I am in a need of any kind of simulation website/software that can allow a person to slot in the right parts in a PC.
For example, if you put in RAM where a graphics card should be, there would be an ...
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"Laptop" without a screen. I.e. a lightweight PC with a battery
With the end of working in offices. I tend to work in coffee shops and I have a tablet that I bring as a second screen.
One thing that this working situation changes is that I carry my work laptop ...
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How much wattage power supply is enough?
I currently have a PC that has a Intel i5-6500, Nvidia GTK 1060 3GB, HyperX Fury 8GB. The power supply I have is Corsair VS550w, but it recently broke, and no longer works. So I am currently using a ...
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Can I use Desktop PSU as Laptop Power Supply?
I have tried to search video in YouTube to find out a way to connect it. I can use Laptop while charging and without it but I want to use it without battery and without connecting to laptop's adapter ...
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Which PSU do I need for this setup?
I want to mine some altcoins via NiceHash with two graphics cards 24/7 or at least in the evening and night. I was wondering if my PSU is good enough for my setup since I want to buy an extra graphics ...
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I'm looking for the right hub / adapter which can work with my vga to smartphone cable and some other USB devices like mouse and keyboard
I'm using the adapter that you see below to attach a VGA monitor to my smartphone and I see on the monitor what I see on my smartphone (samsung note 3) :
now,what I want to do is to find the working ...
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Hybrid USB Charging (Power Delivery) and PC Connection
I have an Oculus Quest 2 that I am using with my PC for running VR games from Steam. The headset needs to be plugged in while playing Steam VR games. My desktop does not have a USB-C native plug, but ...
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USB 3.1 splitter Type C (male) to 2x Type A (male)
Because the default power of USB 3.1 is at max. 4,5 Watt I thought I could use a splitter or Y cable for that. The idea is that one USB-A male connector transfers the data (10 Gbit) and power and the ...
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What multi-port wall USB-chargers exist which support QC 3.0?
I'm looking for a US wall-plug charger which supports Qualcomm Quick Charging 3.0 (QC 3.0) or later The trouble is that while there a re many chargers with one QC 3.0 port, and other 5V 2.1A ports, I ...
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Getting zapped by computer (not exactly but yes) [closed]
I am getting current on the screws and metal portions of my computer for some reason and it only happens when i am standing on the ground and using the tester or getting zapped by it on the softer ...
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Adding Video Card to PC: Power and Wattage Considerations
I currently have a system with an Intel CPU and an integrated GPU (see below). I am pondering adding a more powerful GPU, say, along the lines of these:
https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-...
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USB C 3.1 Mini PC capable of running Linux
I have an MBP for work. I want to have a dedicated development environment for private projects to not mess up my work setup. Also, I wanna run Linux (just Ubuntu something).
The MBP is currently ...
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Can someone help me identify the specifications of a UPS for a 20-core high-performance computer?
Firstly, I am a software developer that has been delegated the task of finding a UPS for my team's 20-core test-suite machine. It is powered by a 1kW-rated Corsair RM1000X power unit. I live in South ...
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Power Supply 550W
I have the following system: i5 8400, MSI B360 Gaming Plus, 16GB of DDR4 (2x8), GTX1050 Ti, 4 case fans (3 of them powered at 5V and one from the MB), CM Hyper 212 Evo, 1 SSD, 1 HDD, 1 ODD.
I need a ...
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