[mythtv-users] external power supply rant (Was: Zotac ION M/B..)

Simon Hobson linux at thehobsons.co.uk
Wed May 13 18:12:22 UTC 2009


I wrote:

>From the efficiency point of view, it means that ALL power 
>consumption goes through two conversions instead of one. OK, there 
>is still the step down for the CPU supply, but 5V and 12V loads will 
>come directly from the PSU and have just one conversion.

What I meant was, with an internal PSU, the 5V and 12V loads (and 
3.3V ?) will come from teh PSU without an extra conversion.

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