geeker said:
I have a achme powersupply that runs pretty hot in my shuttle sk43.
"Pretty hot"? That's an overly detailed, omplex scientific description
that laymen like me can't understand, Dr. Science.
i need a step by step way of finding out if my computer's needing more
power from it.
Step 1: Measure the voltages with a digital voltage meter. Set meter
to measure DC volts, have its leads connected to ground (COMmon)
and volts, then connect their tips to black & red to measure +5V,
black & yellow for +12V, black & orange for +3.3V.
Step 2: If any of those voltages is more than 5% lower than their
official values, then the power supply may be insufficient for the job,
but if you haven't made any hardware changes to the computer,
then suspect either a fan that's slowed (dirt, gummed up lube)
or capacitors that have dried out (high ESR).
