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Current generation monitors go into a nearly-off or power saving mode when
permitted by the current generation operating systems.
If the computer from which the 7-year old power supply came was also 7 years
old, it's very long in the tooth. New computers (with new monitors) don't
cost nearly what you paid for that 7 year old job. Time to catch up with
the current century!
Carl
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dean Kukral
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 11:35 AM
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Power Supply Questions
My seven year old power supply seems to have failed. I have made some
observations and have some questions that somebody here might be able to
answer.
1) A 24 pin motherboard connector is available on some new power supplies.
I believe that this is for dual-cpu motherboards. "Express." Will most
motherboards be using the express 24-pin connectors in the future? (I had
never heard of these before.)
2) There is a new connector with six pins in line on my new p.s. What
would this be there for?
3) (a) There is no socket for plugging in my monitor, so I have to manually
turn it on and off. Has the monitor socket gone South with the need to cut
costs?
(b) Is there another way of doing this (other than a master switch, of
course)? I find that after almost 20 years of not turning off the monitor,
I am now leaving it on when I shut down the computer. My monitor is fairly
old I guess. Do the new monitors "turn on" automatically by sensing a video
signal?
TIA,
Dean Kukral
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