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- Watts and Volt-Amps: Powerful Confusion
- This paper describes the differences between watts and volt-amps VAs and explains how the terms are correctly and incorrectly used in specifying power protection equipment.
- Tags: American Power Conversion Corp., Watt
- White papers
- IT Cost Containment: The Power Benefits of Virtualization
- In my previous posting, I talked about some of the direct hard cost benefits associated with adopting a virtualized server infrastructure. A TechRepublic reader correctly pointed out that there are also a number of other costs benefits, direct and indirect, hard and soft, to be realized under a virtualization scenario. ...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Virtualization, Information Technology, Benefit, Dell PowerEdge, Watt, Replacement Server, Servers, Hardware, Scott Lowe
- Blog posts 2008-02-29
- The 802.11n power cheats
- I came across an interesting article by Joanie Wexler over at Network World about the power consumption of 802.11n. In a nutshell, the current generation of wireless access points WAP generally require more power than what is available with PoE implementations. Excerpt from the article: ...
- Tags: IEEE 802.11n, Watt, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- New Radeon X1550 AGP card causing PC not to boot
- Hi,I have just upgraded my video card from a Radeon 9200SE 128mb AGP card to a XpertVision Radeon X1550 256mb AGP card.When I installed the new video card the PC gets stuck and posts with unending short beeps, which I am led to believe in Award BIOS this means a...
- Tags: Video cards, Corporate communications, Memory, Consumer electronics, olindahillwines@..., PSU, watt, video card, video, PC, Radeon
- Discussion threads 2007-07-28
- Set up S3 sleep state in Vista for significant power savings
- Unlike older power management modes, S3 sleep state knocks your computer out almost cold, maintaining just enough alertness for you to wake it up. Your computer will typically draw only about 2 to 3 watts of power while it sleeps, and it will take only a few seconds to pick...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista, S3 Inc., power management, watt, cold calling, computer
- Image galleries 2007-05-21
- Setting up the 2.5 TB hot-swap array
- Continuing from yesterdays blog where I introduced you to the cheap 2.5 TB storage array, were going to look at how this is installed in to the PC. Once all the drives are attached, youll need to toggle on all of the drives using a paper clip. This...
- Tags: Storage, Servers, Security, Networking, Intel, Infrastructure, Hardware, Energy efficiency, Desktop, AMD
- Blog posts 2007-05-01
- voltage increase
- my video card requires a 450watt PSU. i have a 400watt psu. it works but will increasing the AGP voltage help it in any way?If you're looking for smoke.Raising the voltage will only make it hotter. You're underpowered which will make it run hot. The AGP will just...
- Tags: Video cards, Norehca, voltage, watt
- Discussion threads 2007-04-26
- Build a great PC on a budget with these parts and procedures
- Have you built a system similar to this one? Did you have any problems with the components or with the assembly?Looks Likeit was built from parts from newegg.com. I just visited the site and a few items appear to be priced the same.Although it woll probably be ok, I...
- Tags: watt, JodyGilbert, hardware, pc, vista, build, george ou, PSU
- Discussion threads 2007-02-22
- Living with Windows Vista: Week one report card
- Its been one week that Ive not used Windows XP on my main computer and actually living with Windows Vista so here is my progress report. As some of my readers know, Ive was having stability problems with my main computer as well as a number of other annoying...
- Tags: ABIT, CPU, Desktop, Energy efficiency, Fun Stuff, Hardware, Intel, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mobile/Wireless, Networking, Security, Vista, voltage, watt
- Blog posts 2007-02-20
- Create your power management strategy
- IT infrastructure planners should give more thought to the preservation and conservation of power beyond buying uninterruptible power supplies for the server room. You know what they say: power corrupts. But a lack of power or inconsistent power--electrical power, that is--can corrupt your data or bring down...
- Tags: Deb Shinder, PRODUCTIVITY, NETWORKING, Desktops, WhatÂ, power management, watt, computer, SMB Strategies Newsletter, Strategy, Electricity, Server, Computer Equipment
- Technical articles 2006-07-10
- Debunking the Windows XP power wasting myth
- Do you agree with George that the Treehugger article missed the boat or do you think there's some validity to its claims?yup, but so does he....Treehugger was out to lunch in it's accusations. And this article sets some facts straight. But what
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, CPU, energy, george ou, hardware, JodyGilbert, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, monitor, PC, power, watt, windows, windows xp
- Discussion threads 2006-11-28
- Sony PS3 hogs 380 watts of power, Xbox to get 1080p upgrade
- 380 watts not muchA low end PC runs 180 watts. like PIIIyou want high end performance and graphics you need 400watt plus power supply.Please don't confuse actual usage with peak rated powerI have a high-end P4 which is the highest power co
- Tags: 1080p, george ou, graphics, hardware, Microsoft Xbox, NZ_Justice, power supply, Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3, watt
- Discussion threads 2006-10-30
- Who to believe on power consumption? AMD or Intel?
- AMD is on a full marketing counter offensive after the unanimous praise heaped upon Intels new Core2 "Conroe" desktop processor and are claiming that Intels low-power ratings are based on a skewed metric. AMDs reasoning is that AMDs TDP Thermal Design Power rating is based on maximum power...
- Tags: Processors, power consumption, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., watt, AMDs TDP
- Blog posts 2006-07-17
- Geek Trivia: Measures for leisure
- Geek Trivia: Measures for leisurearticle rootEducation standards - microwatts or milliwattsLast time I looked (it's over 25 years since I graduated and used such terms so things may have changed recently) mW was milliwatt one thousandth of a watt and not microwatt one millionth of a watt! The symbol for...
- Tags: gram, watt, laser, trivia, error, geek, quibble, wrong, John Gordon, career, pulse
- Discussion threads 2006-05-10
- 10 things you should know about building a PC from scratch
- 10 things you should know about building a PC from scratcharticle root10 things you should know about building a PC from scratchWas this information helpful? Please post your feedback, ideas for improvements, or further thoughts on this topic.Thanks,The TechRepublic Content TeamI would add a few things1) Don't build a PC...
- Tags: PC, PSU, 10 things, build, erik eckel, JodyGilbert, hardware, watt
- Discussion threads 2006-04-18
- Power or software problem???
- Hi, new to the board. My bros pc, one I built for him, is having odd hardware, and one software problems. SPECS:AMD64 3400+MSI K8m Neo-V board, not sure of bios ver.PNY Optima 512mb mem.WD 160gb hdGeforce 4 ti 4200 with 77.77 drivers.Belkin 802.11g PCI wirless cardRaidmax 350 watt PSU, though...
- Tags: card, hardware, software, thewalrusking@..., watt, window
- Discussion threads 2005-09-07
- Power or software problem???
- Hi, new to the board. My bros pc, one I built for him, is having odd hardware, and one software problems. SPECS:AMD64 3400+MSI K8m Neo-V board, not sure of bios ver.PNY Optima 512mb mem.WD 160gb hdGeforce 4 ti 4200 with 77.77 drivers.Belkin 802.11g PCI wirless cardRaidmax 350 watt PSU, though...
- Tags: card, hardware, memory, PNY, software, thewalrusking@..., watt, window
- Discussion threads 2005-09-07
- Geek Trivia: Energetic pursuits
- Watt's Going On?Re the Geek Trivia Quibble, I'd have to throw in my lot with reader Ward. NASA's ALRH is defined as a "15 watt heater," (http://tinyurl.com/aeqb5) and a watt is uncontroversially defined as a "unit of power," 34 grams of p-238 being utilized as the source of that...
- Tags: alrh, apollo, career, gfisher@..., Idaho National Engineering, la triviata, power, quibble, reactor, Shippingport Atomic Power Station, watt
- Discussion threads 2005-08-03
- AMD updates the Opteron family
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today! By ...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Servers, Processors, chip, server, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Xeon, power consumption, watt
- Technical articles 2005-02-14
- PC won´t turn on...at all
- Here is the problem, I have a 300w PS powering a PC...Celeron 2.40GHz, 512MB RAM, DVD, CD ROM, CD-R/RW, 3 Chassis Fans, HDD Fan(mounted onto the HDD,underneath) and a Tt 4 Fan control 5 1/4¨ deck. About 3 hours ago, it just turned off and won´t turn back on....
- Tags: cyberghost_1@..., PC, power supply, PSU, watt
- Q&A 2005-02-26
