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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From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[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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