Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:37:00 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?D=E1nielisz_L=E1szl=F3?= <laszlo_danielisz@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hdd voltage Message-ID: <20091117193700.92f6678e.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20091117132720.24167377.wmoran@potentialtech.com> References: <151588.70409.qm@web30808.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <20091117185114.2580bf71.freebsd@edvax.de> <20091117132720.24167377.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
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On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:27:20 -0500, Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> wrote: > Not all power supplies are created equal. Unfortunately, there's > no government oversight on power supply ratings, thus a cheap 450W > power supply might go unstable if it has to supply 200W for very > long, whereas a good quality 200W power supply might be able to > put out 450W for short periods reliably. That's true. People want crap, they get crap. :-) > Additionally, are you sure your service power is good? Even the > best power supply will fail if you're not getting 120V/60H at the > outlet (or whatever voltage/freq you're supposed to get in your part > of the world). In Germany, we only get the purest power made of highest quality electrons, 230V 50Hz 24/7/365. :-) Note that I'm running this power supply for more than 7 years now - the SAME power supply. > Not a direct answer to your question, but hopefully some useful > information to consider. That's right. If you have the chance, monitor your power outlet, e. g. with a long term peak monitor or a scope with battery backed up memory, just to make sure the requirements of the PSU are met. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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