information on my power supply unit

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pc system never tells me info what about my power supply unit, how can
i get this info as I like to know the watt of my psu.

I have used software like test my hardware and cpuz which never tells
me anything about my psu.
 
robhingston said:
pc system never tells me info what about my power supply unit, how can
i get this info as I like to know the watt of my psu.

I have used software like test my hardware and cpuz which never tells
me anything about my psu.
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The maker of your motherboard likely offers software to monitor
temperature, voltages, and fan speed. This information is taken from an
IC like the Winbond W83791G/W83627THF. It doesn't directly provide
information about the power supply.

SpeedFan
http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php
 
pc system never tells me info what about my power supply unit, how can
i get this info as I like to know the watt of my psu.

I have used software like test my hardware and cpuz which never tells
me anything about my psu.
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PSU is not "plug and play". PSU has no computer bus connection.

Processor cannot see PSU, doesn't even know it is there.
Not accessible via software.

Open the computer case, and look at the label on the side of the
supply, to learn more. The label tells the whole story about watts.

Paul
 
All you can do is open the computer case and read the technical info you
want off the label on the side of the PSU itself.
 
pc system never tells me info what about my power supply unit, how can
i get this info as I like to know the watt of my psu.

I have used software like test my hardware and cpuz which never tells
me anything about my psu.
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I've often thought how easy it would be to add a feature like this.
I'd extend the functionality of the PSU's open collector POK signal to
send information to a hardware monitoring IC. One could make this a
bidirectional signal that would allow retrieving information on
demand. This info could include wattage, voltage, current,
temperature, fan speed, etc.

- Franc Zabkar
 
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