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    Power Supplies

    I Brought A Carpc From Someone And I Want To Check How Many Watts My Power Supply Is How Can I Find That Out?

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    you need to provide more details or pictures to get a decent answer.
    Gen 1: Pentium 3 1GHz - ATX - 2005
    Gen 2: Pentium M 1.6GHz - ITX - 2006
    Gen 3: Pentium M 2.0GHz - 5.25" SBC - 2007
    Gen 4: (coming soon: Core2 Duo - 3.5" SBC - 2009)
    ...it never ends

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    multiply its amperage by its voltage
    Car : 00' Chrysler 300M
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    Amp's : Hifonics ZXi 6006 AB | Hifonics BXi 1606 D
    CarPC: HP Laptop AMD Sempron 3000+ | 1.5GB RAM | DVD+RW | 80GB 5400RPM HD | ATI R200 Video

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    Not that simple... there are multiple power rails, and some power supplies tie the rails together and have a notice that says the combined output on a few rails can't be more than XX watts.
    Gen 1: Pentium 3 1GHz - ATX - 2005
    Gen 2: Pentium M 1.6GHz - ITX - 2006
    Gen 3: Pentium M 2.0GHz - 5.25" SBC - 2007
    Gen 4: (coming soon: Core2 Duo - 3.5" SBC - 2009)
    ...it never ends

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