Standby wattage draw (A7N8X DLX2)

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Hello, does anyone know how much wattage is used (roughly) when
a system is in standby? If I have no use for wake-up on LAN, should I
pwr it down to the point where the mouse and pwr/nic LED's are off?.
(via UPS or surge supressor)
For instance I would shut my system down completely if it were drawing
more power than a night-light (4 watts or so).
Thoughts appreciated! <Lo
 
Hello, does anyone know how much wattage is used (roughly) when
a system is in standby? If I have no use for wake-up on LAN, should I
pwr it down to the point where the mouse and pwr/nic LED's are off?.
(via UPS or surge supressor)
For instance I would shut my system down completely if it were drawing
more power than a night-light (4 watts or so).
Thoughts appreciated! <Lo
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Basic system with no features,
Min Voltage for most of our MBs (+5VSB) .85-1.0 Amps
Wake On LAN Even if not being used, but connected .35-.5 Amps
Wake on Ring Even if not being used, but connected .35-.5 Amps
Wake On KB USB or PS2 .35-.85 amps

These are minimums, so the suggested Min for +5VSB with most of our MB
would be 1.0 Amps. If any of these features are connected then as much
as 3 amps on +5VSB may be needed for the system to power on properly.
Also, please check to make sure your power supply can supply enough
power to your system.

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Ed said:
Basic system with no features,
Min Voltage for most of our MBs (+5VSB) .85-1.0 Amps
Wake On LAN Even if not being used, but connected .35-.5 Amps
Wake on Ring Even if not being used, but connected .35-.5 Amps
Wake On KB USB or PS2 .35-.85 amps

These are minimums, so the suggested Min for +5VSB with most of our MB
would be 1.0 Amps. If any of these features are connected then as much
as 3 amps on +5VSB may be needed for the system to power on properly.
Also, please check to make sure your power supply can supply enough
power to your system.
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Whoa, so if P=IxE then 1 amp x 5 volts = 5 watts? Cool thanks Ed
 
Lopaka said:
Whoa, so if P=IxE then 1 amp x 5 volts = 5 watts? Cool thanks Ed
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UMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmm... ... ...

I've also got an intake fan on the front of my case, a temp:speed exhaust
fan in the rear, a psu fan on top and a fan in the side of the case that
blows directly on the CPU which, by the way, also has a fan. I'm not going
to look it up at the moment (as I'm looking into another problem at the
moment), but I would guess that 5 electric motors running full time would
significantly boost that draw, although I could be wrong.
 
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