Chapter 4. Power supply

Chapter 4.

Power supply

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

power

supply requirements

are supplied

by a 145-watt power supply. The power

su

3.3-volt power for the system

memory,

Super

I/O, and core chip set

and 5-volt

power

hard disk, and diskette drive. Also included

is an auxiliary 5-volt (AUX 5) supply to

power standby

circuitry and

a

Wake

on

LAN

adapter. The

power supply

converts

the

AC

into

four

DC

output voltages

and provides

power for the

following:

 

 

 

ŸSystem board

ŸAdapters

ŸInternal drives

Ÿ Keyboard and auxiliary devices

ŸUSB devices

A logic signal on the power connector controls the power supply; the front panel switc connected to the power supply.

The power supply connects to the system board with a 2 x 10 connector.

Power input

The following figure shows the input

power specifications. The power supply has a manu

select the correct input voltage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure

8. Power Input Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specification

 

 

 

 

Measurements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input

voltage,

low

range

 

100

(min)

to

127

(max)

V

AC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input

voltage,

high

range

 

200

(min)

to

240

(max)

V

AC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input

frequency

 

 

50

Hz± 3

Hz

or

±60 3HzHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power output

The power supply outputs shown in

the

following figures include the current supply cap

connectors,

including

system

board,

DASD,

PCI, and

auxiliary outputs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure

9.

Power Output (145 Watt)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output

voltage

 

Regulation

 

 

Minimum

current

 

Maximum

current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+5

volts

 

+5%

to 5%

 

 

1.5

A

 

18.0

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+12 volts

 

+5%

to 5%

 

 

0.02

A

 

4.2 A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

volts

 

+10%

to10%

 

0.0

A

 

0.4 A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+3.3

volts

 

+5%

to 5%

 

 

0.0

A

 

10.0

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+5

volt

(auxiliary)

+5%

to 5%

 

 

0.0

A

 

0.720 A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

total

combined

3.3

V

and 5

V power

should

not exceed

100 watts.

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