Home-built Computers Power supply, -5V necessary?

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Power supply, -5V necessary? Neil Harrington 01-11-06
Posted by Neil Harrington on January 11, 2006, 12:46 am
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I'm looking at a couple of power supplies that have dual 12V rails, but
no -5V. Evidently the -5V isn't really needed? But one short user review
said that anyone using the onboard audio would miss the -5V. Is this true?
(With the system I'll be building I will be using the integrated audio.)



Posted by kony on January 11, 2006, 8:18 am
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On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:46:08 -0500, "Neil Harrington"

>I'm looking at a couple of power supplies that have dual 12V rails, but
>no -5V. Evidently the -5V isn't really needed?

True


>But one short user review
>said that anyone using the onboard audio would miss the -5V.

Ah, user reviews.
You'll read all kinds of silly things in user reviews.
No, back a dozen years ago there might've been some use for
-5V but not today.

>Is this true?
>(With the system I'll be building I will be using the integrated audio.)
>

No


Posted by Neil Harrington on January 11, 2006, 10:28 am
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> On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:46:08 -0500, "Neil Harrington"
>
>>I'm looking at a couple of power supplies that have dual 12V rails, but
>>no -5V. Evidently the -5V isn't really needed?
>
> True
>
>
>>But one short user review
>>said that anyone using the onboard audio would miss the -5V.
>
> Ah, user reviews.
> You'll read all kinds of silly things in user reviews.
> No, back a dozen years ago there might've been some use for
> -5V but not today.
>
>>Is this true?
>>(With the system I'll be building I will be using the integrated audio.)
>>
>
> No

Thanks very much!



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