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Tagged with power-supply power-management
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Is My PSU compatible with this UPS
I have this PSU and this UPS, however due to the PSU being/having an active PFC (power factor correction) it is incompatible with my UPS (at least according to APC tech support, for reference see my ...
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How to run a Windows application when the laptop power cable disconnected or AC power Failure
We have a laptop that online for 24/7
in-case of power failure need to run a batch file or program
like below
How to run a Windows application when the ethernet cable is connected?
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PSU requiring often cable change
I seem to be having a strange issue with my PSU that I use for my computer.
Long story short, I built my own computer about 1-2 months ago, and was having no trouble with it for about the first month.
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How to know if there are stability/ compatibility issues with enabling intel(R) speedstep
There is this power-saving app called granola. And it requires enabling Intel(R) speedStep on the bios(CPU Configuration).
How would I know if there are issues with enabling this feature with my ...
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Can a faulty battery cause my laptop to shutdown even on AC line? (battery installed AND plugged in together)
Until recently, I experience something rather annoying (and troublesome) with my laptop. It spontaneously shuts down itself without any warning, it restarts. No blue screen, no hanging program, just ...
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Is there an instrument or software that can measure the ACTUAL maximum power available to a USB port? [closed]
I use a non-self-powered USB modem device for a solutions I provide to multiple customers, and very often I encounter a problem in which the devices stops working due to many reasons, one of which I ...
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Does a cable internet connection remain active during a loss of power in the apartment building?
I live in an apartment building in Czech Republic, Europe. I have a cable internet connection with a static IP connected to an Ubuntu server I set up. Recently out building lost power, though the ...
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Modify computer case to fit entrails?
I've got a hardware question today.
My PC is currently at a state where it has too many parts outside the case for Its own good. You can see below that some of the external parts, which include power ...
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Do C13 male/female cables exist? Or do I even need them?
I am hoping to plug a few computers into this HP PDU soon.
I have aftermarket power supplies, all of which take c13 female connections apparently.
The PDU (from what I gather in the pdf) has 8 * c13 ...
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Having a rough estimate of energy consumption of the computer.
I'm developing an app which needs to know about the energy consumption on computers (On windows). I realized the OS has no functionalities to support this directly, so my workaround is collecting info ...
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Is there a way to "hack" the power options in Windows 10, e.g. change from to 100% instead of 60?
In this link is said
There is nothing that a user needs to do manually, to maximize battery health on these batteries. For this reason, we don't provide any utility to manually manage battery ...
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How can I make my laptop hibernate/sleep when the charger is removed?
My laptop doesn't have battery. I'm using it with direct power supply. So the problem is that whenever the electricity goes off or when the charger is unplugged, my laptop shuts down and my work is ...
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Make laptop turn on automatically
I have a laptop of IBM X41. I want to use it in a project in making in which it will be used as kiosk.
If power goes out and comes back I have to press the power button to turn the computer back on. ...
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Computer crashing when I play games
Specs:
Intel Core i7-3930k
Corsair H70 CPU Water Cooler
16Gb DDR3 G.Skill 4x4Gb 1600Mh
120Gb Intel 520 Series SSD
2Tb WD Caviar Green WD20EARX SATA 6Gb/s 64mb Cache SATA3
AMD Radeon R9 ...
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Should laptops remain plugged in when their battery is 100% charged?
When your laptop's battery is 100% charged, should you leave it plugged in so any battery power doesn't get used, or will that cause overcharging, overheating, etc.? Should the laptop be unplugged ...
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