Help! NeoHE "minimum load of 1A on all +12V rails"

Post by **MikeC** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:54 am

Just in case anyone missed it in my edit of my last post...

CORRECTION: re - non-compliance with the ATX12V spec
I am wrong about this.

Intel's ATX12V v2.xx guide doesn't state that it is a requirement, it simply uses 1A as a typical minimum for the 12V lines in all the examples of PSU power distribution it outlines.

The PSU Design Guide is less a spec and more a guide; it's still up to the PSU makers to ensure their products work with current motherboards, etc. And for motherboard makers to ensure thier products work with current PSUs, etc.

xaffeine · Post by **xaffeine** » Sat May 06, 2006 12:47 pm

What a bizarre situation - the most energy-efficient motherboards incompatible with the most energy-efficient power supplies!

Anyway, I appreciate y'all doing so much to help the community by running down these and other issues.

So here's my situation: I am attracted to the Antec P150 because I'm dying to get an easy-to-build low-noise system. The power-supply issues scare me, though, me because I am solder-impaired.

<warning: newbie question ahead>

Does the following plan make sense? 1. Put together the P150 and Asus N4L mother board, etc. 2. If it doesn't boot, add a 7600GS PCIe video card. 3. If it still doesn't boot, swap in a Seasonic power supply.

Thanks again for the interesting information and discussion.

valnar · Post by **valnar** » Sun May 07, 2006 2:10 pm

I bought the P150 case and it came with a S/N on the power supply starting with 0512xxxx.... Since my build can wait a week or two, I didn't even bother to try it. I simply called Antec and told them in was "broken". I want the latest and greatest power supply, period. All the above fixes are admirable, but it's not something I want to think about a couple years later when I decide to change out the motherboard or components. I would rather start troubleshooting from a known good power supply, not an unknown, in case there are problems.

Robert