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OK, I found the doc from AMD finally.
It shows 60 Amps at 1.5 Volts. What I don't know is how it gets the 1.5 volts and what rail that amperage gets billed to. I also don't know what the mainboard and it's components draw and from what rails.
I see the M2 has one 5V rail that is rated at 8A and one 12V rail that is also rated at 8A.
Power draw that I know:
Optical: 1.5A on the 5V rail and 2.5A on the 12v rail
Hard drive: .7A on the 5V and .75A on the 12V
So I've got 2.2A (11W) on the 5V and 3.25A (39W) used there.
If I need a different PSU, then my point here is exactly how many amps do I need on each rail to run properly? Without that answer, then it's futile to just buy PSUs willy nilly hoping it will work.
I think really at this point I'd be better off to go back to my power inverter and the stock PSU, but use a stand alone controller to flip the power switch.
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