On Fri, Sep 28, 2001 at 08:38:20AM +0200, Søren Schmidt wrote: > It seems Jim Bryant wrote: > > Kent Stewart wrote: > > > > > There are problems with PSes when you use NICs with wake up > > > capability. The NIC may exceed the capability of one of your low > > > amperage voltages. > > > > How much current can wake-on-LAN take? I wouldn't think it would be enough to >overload a power supply unless it overloaded the -12V > > line which is usually only rated in the mils. What is the average 12V rating? >5-8 amps? and even more for 5V? I forget what the > > average -5V line is rated. > > The problem is the +5 standby supply. In a modern ATX evironment lots > of stuff pull power on that rail when the machine is switched off, > and most ATX supplies only can delive .5-.7 amps here which can easily > be overwhelmed. > > BTW you all know that you ATX machine use about 25W even when switched > off right ? This gets into real money if you have a handfull of machines, > and you get absolutly nothing for it :)
25W? 4 or 5 according to my measurements. -- | / o / /_ _ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, The Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
