Hi Dave,
The graphics card you have could be pulling a lot of your power consumption. I can't remember where exactly in BIOS It might be. It would be obvious if it is available in yours on the screen. If a 6 or 700 Watt supply works but 500 doesn't, it probably is too small for your machine.
Best,
Billy
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From: David Mehler
Hi Dave,
Sometimes in the bios you can see that information. Does anything power on at all when you try to use it? If you can't get into BIOS, you would definitely need a multimeter. The only systems I know of right off is the Dell servers I have which have a screen on the front that can show you how many watts and other diagnostic info.
Best,
Billy
-----Original Message----- From: David Mehler
Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 10:23 To: blind-sysadmins Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] determining power supply output Hello,
I'm trying to put a new power supply in a computer. I'll spare the details but basically I try to put in a new 500W and it doesn't work, along with the three other ones I've tested that are known good. I can get just one to work with this box, apparently it's tricky, it's an hp desktop and I'm wondering if the amps are not right? Anyway, I need to know if it's possible for me to determine how many wats the working supply is putting out? Sighted help doesn't see anything on the back of the supply indicating that and I don't have a talking multimeter. Is there another way to determine this information?
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