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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.1</span> <span>ATX12V standard</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-ATX12V_standard-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-+3.3_V_and_+5_V_rails" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#+3.3_V_and_+5_V_rails"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.2</span> <span>+3.3 V and +5 V rails</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-+3.3_V_and_+5_V_rails-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Entry-Level_Power_Supply_Specification" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Entry-Level_Power_Supply_Specification"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.3</span> <span>Entry-Level Power Supply Specification</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Entry-Level_Power_Supply_Specification-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Single_vs._multiple_+12_V_rail" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Single_vs._multiple_+12_V_rail"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.4</span> <span>Single vs. multiple +12 V rail</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Single_vs._multiple_+12_V_rail-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-12_V-only_supplies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#12_V-only_supplies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>12 V-only supplies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-12_V-only_supplies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Power_rating" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Power_rating"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Power rating</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Power_rating-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Efficiency" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Efficiency"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Efficiency</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Efficiency-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Appearance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Appearance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Appearance</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Appearance-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Appearance subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Appearance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Connectors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Connectors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Connectors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Connectors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Modular_power_supplies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Modular_power_supplies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Modular power supplies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Modular_power_supplies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_form_factors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_form_factors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Other form factors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_form_factors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Life_span" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Life_span"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Life span</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Life_span-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wiring_diagrams" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wiring_diagrams"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Wiring diagrams</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wiring_diagrams-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Testing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Testing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Testing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Testing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Monitoring" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Monitoring"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Monitoring</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Monitoring-sublist" 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napojna jedinica – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Računarska napojna jedinica" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nap%C3%A1jec%C3%AD_zdroj_(po%C4%8D%C3%ADta%C4%8D)" title="Napájecí zdroj (počítač) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Napájecí zdroj (počítač)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-Netzteil" title="PC-Netzteil – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="PC-Netzteil" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a 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power to other components</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PSU-Open1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/PSU-Open1.jpg/290px-PSU-Open1.jpg" decoding="async" width="290" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/PSU-Open1.jpg/435px-PSU-Open1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/PSU-Open1.jpg/580px-PSU-Open1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1804" data-file-height="1662" /></a><figcaption>An <a href="/wiki/ATX" title="ATX">ATX</a> power supply unit with top cover removed</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>power supply unit</b> (<b>PSU</b>) converts <a href="/wiki/Mains_electricity" title="Mains electricity">mains AC</a> to low-voltage regulated <a href="/wiki/DC_power" class="mw-redirect" title="DC power">DC power</a> for the internal components of a desktop computer. Modern personal computers universally use <a href="/wiki/Switched-mode_power_supply" title="Switched-mode power supply">switched-mode power supplies</a>. Some <a href="/wiki/Power_supply" title="Power supply">power supplies</a> have a manual switch for selecting input voltage, while others automatically adapt to the main voltage </p><p>Most modern desktop personal computer power supplies conform to the <a href="/wiki/ATX" title="ATX">ATX specification</a>, which includes form factor and voltage tolerances. While an ATX power supply is connected to the mains supply, it always provides a 5-<a href="/wiki/Volt" title="Volt">volt</a> standby (5VSB) power so that the standby functions on the computer and certain peripherals are powered. ATX power supplies are turned on and off by a signal from the <a href="/wiki/Motherboard" title="Motherboard">motherboard</a>. They also provide a signal to the motherboard to indicate when the DC voltages are in spec, so that the computer is able to safely power up and boot. The most recent ATX PSU standard is version 3.0 as of mid 2024. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Functions">Functions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Functions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PC-PowerSupply-VoltageController.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/PC-PowerSupply-VoltageController.svg/203px-PC-PowerSupply-VoltageController.svg.png" decoding="async" width="203" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/PC-PowerSupply-VoltageController.svg/305px-PC-PowerSupply-VoltageController.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/PC-PowerSupply-VoltageController.svg/406px-PC-PowerSupply-VoltageController.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1398" data-file-height="1098" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Diagram of a typical XT and AT voltage regulator circuit</div></div></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:266px;max-width:266px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:128px;max-width:128px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PFC_passive_IMG_1702.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/PFC_passive_IMG_1702.JPG/126px-PFC_passive_IMG_1702.JPG" decoding="async" width="126" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/PFC_passive_IMG_1702.JPG/189px-PFC_passive_IMG_1702.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/PFC_passive_IMG_1702.JPG/252px-PFC_passive_IMG_1702.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1485" data-file-height="1494" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:134px;max-width:134px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PFC_active_IMG_1703.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/PFC_active_IMG_1703.JPG/132px-PFC_active_IMG_1703.JPG" decoding="async" width="132" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/PFC_active_IMG_1703.JPG/198px-PFC_active_IMG_1703.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/PFC_active_IMG_1703.JPG/264px-PFC_active_IMG_1703.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1446" data-file-height="1392" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">Internals of a PSU with passive PFC (left) and active PFC (right)</div></div></div></div> <p>The desktop computer power supply converts the <a href="/wiki/Alternating_current" title="Alternating current">alternating current</a> (AC) from a <a href="/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets" title="AC power plugs and sockets">wall socket</a> of <a href="/wiki/Mains_electricity" title="Mains electricity">mains electricity</a> to a low-voltage <a href="/wiki/Direct_current" title="Direct current">direct current</a> (DC) to operate the motherboard, processor and peripheral devices. Several direct-current voltages are required, and they must be regulated with some accuracy to provide stable operation of the computer. A <i>power supply rail</i> or <i>voltage rail</i> refers to a single voltage provided by a PSU.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some PSUs can also supply a <a href="/wiki/Standby_power" title="Standby power">standby voltage</a>, so that most of the computer system can be powered off after preparing for hibernation or shutdown, and powered back on by an event. Standby power allows a computer to be started remotely via <a href="/wiki/Wake-on-LAN" title="Wake-on-LAN">wake-on-LAN</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wake-on-ring" title="Wake-on-ring">Wake-on-ring</a> or locally via Keyboard Power ON (KBPO) if the motherboard supports it. This standby voltage may be generated by a small linear power supply inside the unit or a switching power supply, sharing some components with the main unit to save cost and energy. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>First-generation <a href="/wiki/Microcomputer" title="Microcomputer">microcomputer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Home_computer" title="Home computer">home computer</a> power supply units used a heavy step-down <a href="/wiki/Transformer" title="Transformer">transformer</a> and a linear power supply, as used, in for example, the <a href="/wiki/Commodore_PET" title="Commodore PET">Commodore PET</a> introduced in 1977. The <a href="/wiki/Apple_II" title="Apple II">Apple II</a>, also introduced in 1977, was noted for its <a href="/wiki/Switched-mode_power_supply" title="Switched-mode power supply">switched-mode power supply</a>, which was lighter and smaller than an equivalent linear power supply would have been, and which had no cooling fan. The switched-mode supply uses a <a href="/wiki/Ferrite_core" title="Ferrite core">ferrite-cored</a> <a href="/wiki/High_frequency" title="High frequency">high frequency</a> transformer and power transistors that switch thousands of times per second. By adjusting the switching time of the transistor, the output voltage can be closely controlled without dissipating energy as heat in a linear regulator. The development of high-power and high-voltage transistors at economical prices made it practical to introduce switched-mode supplies that had been used in aerospace, mainframes, minicomputers and color television, into desktop personal computers. The <a href="/wiki/Apple_II" title="Apple II">Apple II</a> design by <a href="/wiki/Atari" title="Atari">Atari</a> engineer <a href="/wiki/Rod_Holt" title="Rod Holt">Rod Holt</a> was awarded a patent,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was in the vanguard of modern computer power supply design. Now all modern computers use switched-mode power supplies, which are lighter, less costly, and more efficient than equivalent linear power supplies. </p><p>Computer power supplies may have short circuit protection, overpower (overload) protection, over-voltage protection, under-voltage protection, over-current protection, and over-temperature protection. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Input_voltage_switch">Input voltage switch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Input voltage switch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Power supplies designed for worldwide use were once equipped with an input voltage selector switch that allowed the user to configure the unit for use on local power grid. In the lower voltage range, around 115 V, this switch is turned on changing the power grid voltage rectifier into a voltage doubler in <a href="/wiki/Delon_circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Delon circuit">Delon circuit</a> design. As a result, the large primary <a href="/wiki/Filter_capacitor" class="mw-redirect" title="Filter capacitor">filter capacitor</a> behind that rectifier was split up into two capacitors wired in series, balanced with <a href="/wiki/Bleeder_resistor" title="Bleeder resistor">bleeder resistors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Varistor" title="Varistor">varistors</a> that were necessary in the upper input voltage range, around 230 V. Connecting the unit configured for the lower range to a higher-voltage grid usually resulted in immediate permanent damage. When a <a href="/wiki/Power-factor_correction" class="mw-redirect" title="Power-factor correction">power-factor correction</a> (PFC) was required, those filter capacitors were replaced with higher-capacity ones, together with a coil installed in series to delay the inrush current. This is the simple design of a passive PFC. </p><p>Active PFC is more complex and can achieve higher PF, up to 99%. The first active PFC circuits just delayed the inrush. Newer ones work as an input and output condition-controlled step-up converter, supplying a single 400 V filter capacitor from a wide-range input source, usually between 80 and 240 V. Newer PFC circuits also replace the <a href="/wiki/Temperature_coefficient" title="Temperature coefficient">NTC</a>-based inrush current limiter, which is an expensive part previously located next to the fuse. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Switched-mode_power_supply#History" title="Switched-mode power supply">Switched-mode power supply § History</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:XT-PC-Power-Supply-PSU-PCB-IMG_0435.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/XT-PC-Power-Supply-PSU-PCB-IMG_0435.JPG/290px-XT-PC-Power-Supply-PSU-PCB-IMG_0435.JPG" decoding="async" width="290" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/XT-PC-Power-Supply-PSU-PCB-IMG_0435.JPG/435px-XT-PC-Power-Supply-PSU-PCB-IMG_0435.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/XT-PC-Power-Supply-PSU-PCB-IMG_0435.JPG/580px-XT-PC-Power-Supply-PSU-PCB-IMG_0435.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2014" data-file-height="1042" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Printed_circuit_board" title="Printed circuit board">PCB</a> of a power supply from an IBM XT clone</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:XT-PC-Power-Supply-PSU-SMPS-IMG_0445.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/XT-PC-Power-Supply-PSU-SMPS-IMG_0445.JPG/290px-XT-PC-Power-Supply-PSU-SMPS-IMG_0445.JPG" decoding="async" width="290" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/XT-PC-Power-Supply-PSU-SMPS-IMG_0445.JPG/435px-XT-PC-Power-Supply-PSU-SMPS-IMG_0445.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/XT-PC-Power-Supply-PSU-SMPS-IMG_0445.JPG/580px-XT-PC-Power-Supply-PSU-SMPS-IMG_0445.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2031" data-file-height="1584" /></a><figcaption>A typical XT PSU power switch, which is an integral part of the PSU</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Original_IBM_PC,_XT_and_AT_standard"><span id="Original_IBM_PC.2C_XT_and_AT_standard"></span>Original IBM PC, XT and AT standard</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Original IBM PC, XT and AT standard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first <a href="/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer" title="IBM Personal Computer">IBM PC</a> power supply unit (PSU) supplied two main voltages: +5 <a href="/wiki/Volt" title="Volt">V</a> and +12 V. It supplied two other voltages, −5 V and −12 V, but with limited amounts of power. Most <a href="/wiki/Integrated_circuit" title="Integrated circuit">microchips</a> of the time operated on 5 V power. Of the 63.5 <a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">W</a> these PSUs could deliver, most of it was on this +5 V rail. </p><p>The +12 V supply was used primarily to operate motors such as in disk drives and cooling fans. As more peripherals were added, more power was delivered on the 12 V rail. However, since most of the power is consumed by chips, the 5 V rail still delivered most of the power. The −12 V rail was used primarily to provide the negative supply voltage to the <a href="/wiki/RS-232" title="RS-232">RS-232</a> serial ports. A −5 V rail was provided for peripherals on the ISA bus (such as soundcards), but was not used by any motherboard other than the original IBM PC motherboard. </p><p>An additional wire referred to as 'Power Good' is used to prevent digital circuitry operation during the initial milliseconds of power supply turn-on, where output voltages and currents are rising but not yet sufficient or stable for proper device operation. Once the output power is ready to use, the Power Good signal tells the digital circuitry that it can begin to operate. </p><p>Original IBM power supplies for the PC (model 5150), <a href="/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer_XT" title="IBM Personal Computer XT">XT</a> and <a href="/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer/AT" class="mw-redirect" title="IBM Personal Computer/AT">AT</a> included a line-voltage power switch that extended through the side of the computer case. In a common variant found in <a href="/wiki/Computer_tower" title="Computer tower">tower</a> cases, the line-voltage switch was connected to the power supply with a short cable, allowing it to be mounted apart from the power supply. </p><p>An early microcomputer power supply was either fully on or off, controlled by the mechanical line-voltage switch, and energy saving low-power idle modes were not a design consideration of early computer power supplies. These power supplies were generally not capable of power saving modes such as standby or "soft off", or scheduled turn-on power controls. </p><p>Due to the always-on design, in the event of a <a href="/wiki/Short_circuit" title="Short circuit">short circuit</a>, either a fuse would blow, or a switched-mode supply would repeatedly cut the power, wait a brief period of time, and attempt to restart. For some power supplies the repeated restarting is audible as a quiet rapid chirping or ticking emitted from the device. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ATX_standard">ATX standard</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: ATX standard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/ATX" title="ATX">ATX</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Voltage_converter_for_80486_dx4_processors_2007_03_27.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Voltage_converter_for_80486_dx4_processors_2007_03_27.jpg/290px-Voltage_converter_for_80486_dx4_processors_2007_03_27.jpg" decoding="async" width="290" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Voltage_converter_for_80486_dx4_processors_2007_03_27.jpg/435px-Voltage_converter_for_80486_dx4_processors_2007_03_27.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Voltage_converter_for_80486_dx4_processors_2007_03_27.jpg/580px-Voltage_converter_for_80486_dx4_processors_2007_03_27.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2696" data-file-height="1797" /></a><figcaption>Voltage converter for 80486DX4 processors (5 V to 3.3 V). Note the heat sink on the <a href="/wiki/Linear_regulator" title="Linear regulator">linear regulator</a>, required to dissipate the wasted power.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Thermaltake_TR2-430NW.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Thermaltake_TR2-430NW.jpg/290px-Thermaltake_TR2-430NW.jpg" decoding="async" width="290" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Thermaltake_TR2-430NW.jpg/435px-Thermaltake_TR2-430NW.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Thermaltake_TR2-430NW.jpg/580px-Thermaltake_TR2-430NW.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption>A typical installation of an ATX form factor computer power supply</figcaption></figure> <p>When <a href="/wiki/Intel" title="Intel">Intel</a> developed the <a href="/wiki/ATX" title="ATX">ATX</a> standard power supply connector (published in 1995), microchips operating on 3.3 V were becoming more popular, beginning with the <a href="/wiki/Intel_80486DX4" class="mw-redirect" title="Intel 80486DX4">Intel 80486DX4</a> microprocessor in 1994, and the ATX standard supplies three positive rails: +3.3 V, +5 V, and +12 V. Earlier computers requiring 3.3 V typically derived that from a simple but inefficient <a href="/wiki/Linear_regulator" title="Linear regulator">linear regulator</a> connected to the +5 V rail. </p><p>The ATX connector provides multiple wires and power connections for the 3.3 V supply, because it is most sensitive to <a href="/wiki/Voltage_drop" title="Voltage drop">voltage drop</a> in the supply connections. Another ATX addition was the +5 V SB (standby) rail for providing a small amount of <a href="/wiki/Standby_power" title="Standby power">standby power</a>, even when the computer was nominally "off". </p><p>When a computer is in <a href="/wiki/ACPI" title="ACPI">ACPI</a> S3 sleep mode, only +5 V SB rail is used. </p><p>There are two basic differences between <a href="/wiki/AT_(form_factor)" title="AT (form factor)">AT</a> and ATX power supplies: the connectors that provide power to the motherboard, and the soft switch. In ATX-style systems, the front-panel power switch provides only a control signal to the power supply and does not switch the mains AC voltage. This low-voltage control allows other <a href="/wiki/Computer_hardware" title="Computer hardware">computer hardware</a> or <a href="/wiki/Software" title="Software">software</a> to turn the system on and off. </p><p>Since ATX power supplies share both the same dimensions (150 × 86 mm (5.9 × 3.4 in)) and the same mounting layout (four screws arranged on the back side of the unit), with the prior format, there is no major physical difference preventing an AT case from accepting an ATX PSU (or vice versa, if the case can host the power switch needed by an AT PSU), provided that the specific PSU is not too long for the specific case. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="ATX12V_standard">ATX12V standard</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: ATX12V standard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As transistors become smaller on chips, it becomes preferable to operate them on lower supply voltages, and the lowest supply voltage is often desired by the densest chip, the <a href="/wiki/Central_processing_unit" title="Central processing unit">central processing unit</a>. In order to supply large amounts of low-voltage power to the <a href="/wiki/P5_(microarchitecture)" class="mw-redirect" title="P5 (microarchitecture)">Pentium</a> and subsequent microprocessors, a special power supply, the <a href="/wiki/Voltage_regulator_module" title="Voltage regulator module">voltage regulator module</a> began to be included on <a href="/wiki/Motherboard" title="Motherboard">motherboards</a>. Newer processors require up to 100 A at 2 V or less, which is impractical to deliver from off-board power supplies. </p><p>Initially, this was supplied by the main +5 V supply, but as power demands increased, the high currents required to supply sufficient power became problematic. To reduce the power losses in the 5 V supply, with the introduction of the <a href="/wiki/Pentium_4" title="Pentium 4">Pentium 4</a> microprocessor, Intel changed the processor power supply to operate on +12 V, and added the separate four-pin <a href="/w/index.php?title=P4_connector&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P4 connector (page does not exist)">P4 connector</a> to the new ATX12V 1.0 standard to supply that power. </p><p>Modern high-powered <a href="/wiki/Graphics_processing_unit" title="Graphics processing unit">graphics processing units</a> do the same thing, resulting in most of the power requirement of a modern personal computer being on the +12 V rail. When high-powered GPUs were first introduced, typical ATX power supplies were "5 V-heavy", and could only supply 50–60% of their output in the form of 12 V power. Thus, GPU manufacturers, to ensure 200–250 W of 12 V power (peak load, CPU+GPU), recommended power supplies of 500–600 W or higher. More modern ATX power supplies can deliver almost all (typically 80–90%) of their total rated capacity in the form of +12 V power. </p><p>Because of this change, it is important to consider the +12 V supply capacity, rather than the overall power capacity, when using an older ATX power supply with a more recent computer. </p><p>Low-quality power supply manufacturers sometimes take advantage of this overspecification by assigning unrealistically high power supply ratings, knowing that very few customers fully understand power supply ratings.<sup id="cite_ref-Torres2008_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Torres2008-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="+3.3_V_and_+5_V_rails"><span id=".2B3.3_V_and_.2B5_V_rails"></span>+3.3 V and +5 V rails</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: +3.3 V and +5 V rails"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Power_supply_unit_(computer)" title="Special:EditPage/Power supply unit (computer)">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>+3.3 V and +5 V rail voltage supplies are rarely a limiting factor; generally, any supply with a sufficient +12 V rating will have adequate capacity at lower voltages.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> However, most hard drives or <a href="/wiki/PCI_card" class="mw-redirect" title="PCI card">PCI cards</a> will create a greater load on the +5 V rail<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. </p><p>Older<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (July 2024)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> CPUs and <a href="/wiki/Logic_device" class="mw-redirect" title="Logic device">logic devices</a> on the motherboard were designed for 5 V operating voltage. Power supplies for those computers regulate the 5 V output precisely, and supply the 12 V rail in a specified voltage window depending on the load ratio of both rails. The +12 V supply was used for <a href="/wiki/Computer_fan" title="Computer fan">computer fan</a> motors, disk drive motors and serial interfaces (which also used the −12 V supply). A further use of the 12 V came with the sound cards, using linear chip <a href="/wiki/Audio_power_amplifier" title="Audio power amplifier">audio power amplifiers</a>, sometimes filtered by a 9 V <a href="/wiki/Linear_regulator" title="Linear regulator">linear regulator</a> on the card to cut the <a href="/wiki/Noise_(electronics)" title="Noise (electronics)">noise</a> of the motors. </p><p>Since certain <a href="/wiki/I386" title="I386">i386</a> variant CPUs use lower operating voltages such as 3.3 or 3.45 V,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> motherboards had linear voltage regulators supplied by the 5 V rail. Jumpers or dip switches set the output voltages to the installed CPU's specification. When newer CPUs required higher currents, switching mode voltage regulators like <a href="/wiki/Buck_converter" title="Buck converter">buck converters</a> replaced linear regulators for efficiency. </p><p>Since the first revision of the <a href="/wiki/ATX" title="ATX">ATX</a> standard, PSUs were required to have a 3.3 V output voltage rail. Rarely, a linear regulator generated these, supplied from the 5 V and converting the product of voltage drop and current to heat. Later<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (July 2024)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> regulators managed all the 3.3, 5 and 12 V rails. </p><p>As CPUs increased in current consumption (due to higher static current due to higher transistor count and much higher dynamic current due to both higher count and switching frequency) in CPU generations after the <a href="/wiki/I386" title="I386">i386</a>, it became necessary to place voltage regulators close to the CPU. In order to reduce power consumption of regulation (and thus to remain thermally feasible), these regulators are of <a href="/wiki/Switch-mode_power_supply" class="mw-redirect" title="Switch-mode power supply">switch-mode power supply</a> design <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. To keep conduction losses at bay, it is desirable to transport the same power on the higher-voltage +12 V rail at lower current, instead of on +5V at higher current. Thus, Pentium-era power supplies tend have their highest current capacity on these rails. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Entry-Level_Power_Supply_Specification">Entry-Level Power Supply Specification</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Entry-Level Power Supply Specification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Entry-Level Power Supply Specification</i> (EPS) is a power supply unit meant for high-power-consumption computers and entry-level servers. Developed by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Server_System_Infrastructure&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Server System Infrastructure (page does not exist)">Server System Infrastructure</a> (SSI) forum, a group of companies including Intel, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and others, that works on server standards, the EPS form factor is a derivative of the <a href="/wiki/ATX" title="ATX">ATX</a> form factor. The latest specification is v2.93. </p><p>The EPS standard provides a more powerful and stable environment for critical server-based systems and applications. EPS power supplies have a 24-pin motherboard power connector and an eight-pin +12 V connector. The standard also specifies two additional four-pin 12 V connectors for more power-hungry boards (one required on 700–800 W PSUs, both required on 850 W+ PSUs). EPS power supplies are in principle compatible with standard <a href="/wiki/ATX" title="ATX">ATX</a> or <a href="/wiki/ATX12V" class="mw-redirect" title="ATX12V">ATX12V</a> motherboards found in homes and offices but there may be mechanical issues where the 12 V connector and in the case of older boards connector overhang the sockets.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many PSU vendors use connectors where the extra sections can be unclipped to avoid this issue. As with later versions of the ATX PSU standard, there is also no −5 V rail. </p> <table class="wikitable floatright"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rail </th> <th>Color mark </th></tr> <tr> <td>12V1 </td> <td style="background:yellow; color:black">Yellow (black) </td></tr> <tr> <td>12V2 </td> <td style="background:yellow; color:black">Yellow </td></tr> <tr> <td>12V3 </td> <td style="background:yellow; color:blue">Yellow (blue) </td></tr> <tr> <td>12V4 </td> <td style="background:yellow; color:green">Yellow (green) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Single_vs._multiple_+12_V_rail"><span id="Single_vs._multiple_.2B12_V_rail"></span>Single vs. multiple +12 V rail</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Single vs. multiple +12 V rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As power supply capacity increased, the ATX power supply standard was amended (beginning with version 2.0<sup id="cite_ref-atx12v2.0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-atx12v2.0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) to include: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>3.2.4. Power Limit / Hazardous Energy Levels<br /> Under normal or overload conditions, no output shall continuously provide more than 240 VA under any conditions of load including output short circuit, per the requirement of UL 1950 / CSA 950 / EN 60950 / IEC 950.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide, version 2.2<sup id="cite_ref-atx12v2.2_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-atx12v2.2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>The requirement was later deleted from version 2.3 (March 2007) of the ATX12V power supply specifications,<sup id="cite_ref-atx12v2.3_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-atx12v2.3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but led to a distinction in modern ATX power supplies between single and multiple rails. </p><p>The rule was intended to set a safe limit on the <a href="/wiki/Electric_current" title="Electric current">current</a> able to pass through any single output wire. A sufficiently large current can cause serious damage in the event of a <a href="/wiki/Short_circuit" title="Short circuit">short circuit</a>, or can <a href="/wiki/Joule_heating" title="Joule heating">melt the wire or its insulation</a> in the case of a fault, or potentially <a href="/wiki/Fire_safety" title="Fire safety">start a fire</a> or damage other components. The rule limits each output to below 20 <a href="/wiki/Ampere" title="Ampere">amps</a>, with typical supplies guaranteeing 18 A availability. Power supplies capable of delivering more than 18 A at 12 V would provide their output in groups of cables (called "rails"). Each rail delivers up to a limited amount of current through one or more cables, and each rail is independently controlled by its own current sensor which shuts down the supply upon excess current. Unlike a <a href="/wiki/Fuse_(electrical)" title="Fuse (electrical)">fuse</a> or <a href="/wiki/Circuit_breaker" title="Circuit breaker">circuit breaker</a>, these limits reset as soon as the overload is removed. Typically, a power supply will guarantee at least 17 A at 12 V by having a current limit of <span class="nowrap">18.5 A ± 8%</span>. Thus, it is guaranteed to supply at least 17 A, and guaranteed to cut off before 20 A. The current limits for each group of cables is then documented so the user can avoid placing too many high-current loads in the same group. </p><p>Originally at the time of ATX 2.0, a power supply featuring "multiple +12 V rails" implied one able to deliver more than 20 A of +12 V power, and was seen as a good thing. However, people found the need to <a href="/wiki/Load_balancing_(computing)" title="Load balancing (computing)">balance loads</a> across many +12 V rails inconvenient, especially as higher-end PSUs began to deliver far greater currents up to around 2000 W, or more than 150 A at 12 V (compared to the 240 or 500 W of earlier times). When the assignment of connectors to rails is done at manufacturing time it is not always possible to move a given load to a different rail or manage the allocation of current across devices. </p><p>Rather than add more current limit circuits, many manufacturers chose to ignore the requirement and increase the current limits above 20 A per rail, or provided "single-rail" power supplies that omit the current limit circuitry. (In some cases, in violation of their own advertising claims to include it.<sup id="cite_ref-Nathan2005_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nathan2005-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) Because of the above standards, almost all high-power supplies claimed to implement separate rails, however this claim was often false; many omitted the necessary current-limit circuitry,<sup id="cite_ref-urlOCZ_GameXstream_700_W_Power_Supply,_Hardware_Secrets_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-urlOCZ_GameXstream_700_W_Power_Supply,_Hardware_Secrets-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> both for cost reasons and because it is an irritation to customers.<sup id="cite_ref-urlPower_Supply_Fundamentals_Page_3_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-urlPower_Supply_Fundamentals_Page_3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (The lack was, and is, sometimes advertised as a feature under names like "rail fusion" or "current sharing".) </p><p>The requirement was withdrawn as a result, however, the issue left its mark on PSU designs, which can be categorized into single rail and multiple rail designs. Both may (and often do) contain current limiting controllers. As of ATX 2.31, a single rail design's output current can be drawn through any combination of output cables, and the management and safe allocation of that load is left for the user. A multiple rail design does the same, but limits the current supplied to each individual connector (or group of connectors), and the limits it imposes are the manufacturer's choice rather than set by the ATX standard. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="12_V-only_supplies">12 V-only supplies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 12 V-only supplies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fujitsu_12_volts_single_m-b_power_connector_IMG_20170323_174819979.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Fujitsu_12_volts_single_m-b_power_connector_IMG_20170323_174819979.jpg/220px-Fujitsu_12_volts_single_m-b_power_connector_IMG_20170323_174819979.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Fujitsu_12_volts_single_m-b_power_connector_IMG_20170323_174819979.jpg/330px-Fujitsu_12_volts_single_m-b_power_connector_IMG_20170323_174819979.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Fujitsu_12_volts_single_m-b_power_connector_IMG_20170323_174819979.jpg/440px-Fujitsu_12_volts_single_m-b_power_connector_IMG_20170323_174819979.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1287" data-file-height="1029" /></a><figcaption>12 V only connector on a Fujitsu mainboard</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ATX12VO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Connector ATX12VO" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/ATX12VO.svg/220px-ATX12VO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/ATX12VO.svg/330px-ATX12VO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/ATX12VO.svg/440px-ATX12VO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="367" data-file-height="220" /></a><figcaption>Connector ATX12VO</figcaption></figure> <p>Since 2011, Fujitsu and other tier-1 manufacturers<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> have been manufacturing systems containing motherboard variants that require only a 12 V supply from a custom-made PSU, which is typically rated at 250–300 W. <a href="/wiki/DC-to-DC_converter" title="DC-to-DC converter">DC-to-DC conversion</a>, providing 5 V and 3.3 V, is done on the motherboard; the proposal is that 5 V and 12 V supply for other devices, such as HDDs, will be picked up at the motherboard rather than from the PSU itself, although this does not appear to be fully implemented as of January 2012<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>. </p><p>The reasons given for this approach to power supply are that it eliminates cross-load problems, simplifies and reduces internal wiring that can affect airflow and cooling, reduces costs, increases power supply efficiency, and reduces noise by bringing the power supply fan speed under the control of the motherboard. </p><p>At least two of Dell's business PCs introduced in 2013, the <a href="/wiki/Dell_OptiPlex" title="Dell OptiPlex">OptiPlex</a> 9020 and <a href="/wiki/Dell_Precision" title="Dell Precision">Precision</a> T1700, ship with 12 V–only power supplies and implement 5 V and 3.3 V conversion exclusively on the motherboard. Afterwards, Lenovo <a href="/wiki/ThinkCentre" title="ThinkCentre">ThinkCentre</a> M93P adopted 12 V–only PSU and performs 5 V and 3.3 V conversion exclusively on the IS8XM motherboard. </p><p>In 2019 Intel released a new standard based on an all-12V design: ATX12VO. The power supply only provides 12 V voltage output;<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 5 V, 3.3 V powers, as needed by <a href="/wiki/USB" title="USB">USB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hard_disk_drive" title="Hard disk drive">hard disk drive</a> and other devices, are transformed on the <a href="/wiki/Motherboard" title="Motherboard">motherboard</a>; and the ATX motherboard connector is reduced from 24-pin to 10-pin. Called ATX12VO, it is not expected to replace current standards but to exist alongside it.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Show" title="Consumer Electronics Show">CES</a> 2020, <a href="/wiki/FSP_Group" title="FSP Group">FSP Group</a> showed the first prototype based on the new ATX12VO standard. </p><p>According to the Single Rail Power Supply ATX12VO design guide officially published by Intel in May 2020, the guide listed the details of 12V-only design and the major benefit which included higher efficiency and lower electrical interruption.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Power_rating">Power rating</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Power rating"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The overall power draw on a PSU is limited by the fact that all of the supply rails come through one <a href="/wiki/Transformer" title="Transformer">transformer</a> and any of its primary side circuitry, like <a href="/wiki/Switched-mode_power_supply" title="Switched-mode power supply">switching</a> components. Total power requirements for a personal computer may range from 250 W to more than 1000 W for a high-performance computer with multiple graphics cards. Personal computers without especially high performing CPUs or graphics cards usually require 300 to 500 W.<sup id="cite_ref-urlPower_Supply_Fundamentals_Page_3_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-urlPower_Supply_Fundamentals_Page_3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Power supplies are designed around 40% greater than the calculated <i>system power consumption</i>. This protects against system performance degradation, and against power supply overloading. Power supplies label their total <a href="/wiki/Electrical_power#Definition" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical power">power</a> output, and label how this is determined by the <a href="/wiki/Electric_current" title="Electric current">electric current</a> limits for each of the voltages supplied. Some power supplies have no-overload protection. </p><p>The system power consumption is a sum of the power ratings for all of the components of the computer system that draw on the power supply. Some graphics cards (especially multiple cards) and large groups of hard drives can place very heavy demands on the 12 V lines of the PSU, and for these loads, the PSU's 12 V rating is crucial. The total 12 V rating on the power supply must be higher than the current required by such devices so that the PSU can fully serve the system when its other 12 V system components are taken into account. The manufacturers of these computer system components, especially graphics cards, tend to over-rate their power requirements, to minimize support issues due to too low of a power supply. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Efficiency">Efficiency</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Efficiency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Green_computing" title="Green computing">Green computing</a> and <a href="/wiki/80_Plus" title="80 Plus">80 Plus</a></div> <p>Various initiatives exist to improve the efficiency of computer power supplies. <a href="/wiki/Climate_Savers_Computing_Initiative" title="Climate Savers Computing Initiative">Climate Savers Computing Initiative</a> promotes energy saving and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging development and use of more efficient power supplies. <a href="/wiki/80_Plus" title="80 Plus">80 Plus</a> certifies a variety of efficiency levels for power supplies and encourages their use via financial incentives. Efficient power supplies also save money by wasting less power; as a result, they use less electricity to power the same computer, and they emit less waste heat which results significant energy savings on central air conditioning in the summer. The gains of using an efficient power supply are more substantial in computers that use a lot of power. </p><p>Although a power supply with a larger than needed power rating will have an extra margin of safety against overloading, such a unit is often less efficient and wastes more electricity at lower loads than a more appropriately sized unit. For example, a 900-watt power supply with the <a href="/wiki/80_Plus_Silver" class="mw-redirect" title="80 Plus Silver">80 Plus Silver</a> efficiency rating (which means that such a power supply is designed to be at least 85% efficient for loads above 180 W) may only be 73% efficient when the load is lower than 100 W, which is a typical idle power for a desktop computer. Thus, for a 100 W load, losses for this supply would be 27 W; if the same power supply was put under a 450 W load, for which the supply's efficiency peaks at 89%, the loss would be only 56 W despite supplying 4.5 times the useful power.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For a comparison, a 500-watt power supply carrying the <a href="/wiki/80_Plus_Bronze" class="mw-redirect" title="80 Plus Bronze">80 Plus Bronze</a> efficiency rating (which means that such a power supply is designed to be at least 82% efficient for loads above 100 W) may provide an 84% efficiency for a 100 W load, wasting only 19 W.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other ratings such as 80 plus gold, 80 plus platinum and 80 plus titanium also provide the same ratings respectively. 80 plus gold providing an 87% efficiency under 100% load, 80 plus platinum providing a 90% efficiency and 80 plus titanium providing the best efficiency at 94%.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.wepc.com/tips/power-supply-ratings-exactly-what-do-they-mean/">[1]</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A power supply that is self-certified by its manufacturer may claim output ratings double or more than what is actually provided.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To further complicate this possibility, when there are two rails that share power through down-regulating, it also happens that either the 12 V rail or the 5 V rail overloads <i>at well below the total rating</i> of the power supply. Many power supplies create their 3.3 V output by down-regulating their 5 V rail, or create 5 V output by down-regulating their 12 V rails. The two rails involved are labeled on the power supply with a combined current limit. For example, the <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000500000000000000♠"></span>5 <a href="/wiki/Volt" title="Volt">V</a></span> and <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000330000000000000♠"></span>3.3 <a href="/wiki/Volt" title="Volt">V</a></span> rails are rated with a combined total current limit. For a description of the potential problem, a 3.3 V rail may have a 10 A rating by itself (<span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001330000000000000♠"></span>33 <a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">W</a></span>), and the 5 V rail may have a <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001200000000000000♠"></span>20 <a href="/wiki/Ampere" title="Ampere">A</a></span> rating (<span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠"></span>100 <a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">W</a></span>) by itself, but the two together may only be able to output 110 W. In this case, loading the 3.3 V rail to maximum (33 W), would leave the 5 V rail only able to output 77 W. </p><p>A test in 2005 revealed computer power supplies are generally about 70–80% efficient.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For a 75% efficient power supply to produce 75 W of DC output it would require 100 W of AC input and dissipate the remaining 25 W in heat. Higher-quality power supplies can be over 80% efficient; as a result, energy-efficient PSUs waste less energy in heat and require less airflow to cool, resulting in quieter operation. </p><p>As of 2012 some high-end consumer PSUs can exceed 90% efficiency at optimal load levels, though will fall to 87–89% efficiency during heavy or light loads. Google's server power supplies are more than 90% efficient.<sup id="cite_ref-Botelho_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Botelho-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Hewlett-Packard" title="Hewlett-Packard">HP</a>'s server power supplies have reached 94% efficiency.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Standard PSUs sold for server workstations have around 90% efficiency, as of 2010. </p><p>The energy efficiency of a power supply drops significantly at low loads. Therefore, it is important to match the capacity of a power supply to the power needs of the computer. Efficiency generally peaks at about 50–75% load. The curve varies from model to model (examples of how this curve looks can be seen on test reports of energy-efficient models found on the <a href="/wiki/80_Plus" title="80 Plus">80 Plus</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.80plus.org/manu/psu/psu_join.aspx">website</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100828081832/http://www.80plus.org/manu/psu/psu_join.aspx">Archived</a> 2010-08-28 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearance"><span class="anchor" id="CFX12V"></span><span class="anchor" id="SFX12V"></span><span class="anchor" id="TFX12V"></span><span class="anchor" id="LFX12V"></span>Appearance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Appearance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PSU-gold-full_set.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/PSU-gold-full_set.jpg/400px-PSU-gold-full_set.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/PSU-gold-full_set.jpg/600px-PSU-gold-full_set.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/PSU-gold-full_set.jpg/800px-PSU-gold-full_set.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1898" data-file-height="741" /></a><figcaption>Various connectors available from a computer PSU</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable sortable floatright"> <caption>PSU dimensions<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>PSU<br />standard </th> <th>Width<br />(mm) </th> <th>Height<br />(mm) </th> <th>Depth<br />(mm) </th> <th>Volume<br />(l) </th></tr> <tr> <td>ATX12V / BTX </td> <td>150 </td> <td>86 </td> <td>140 </td> <td>1.806 </td></tr> <tr> <td>ATX large </td> <td>150 </td> <td>86 </td> <td>180 </td> <td>2.322 </td></tr> <tr> <td>ATX – EPS </td> <td>150 </td> <td>86 </td> <td>230 </td> <td>2.967 </td></tr> <tr> <td>CFX12V </td> <td>101.6+48.4 </td> <td>86 </td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>96 </td> <td>0.838+0.399 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SFX12V </td> <td>125 </td> <td>63.5 </td> <td>100 </td> <td>0.793 </td></tr> <tr> <td>TFX12V </td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>85 </td> <td>64 </td> <td>175 </td> <td>0.952 </td></tr> <tr> <td>LFX12V </td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>62 </td> <td>72 </td> <td>210 </td> <td>0.937 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FlexATX </td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>81.5 </td> <td>40.5 </td> <td>150 </td> <td>0.495 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Most desktop personal computer power supplies are a square metal box, and have a large bundle of wires emerging from one end. Opposite the wire bundle is the back face of the power supply, with an air vent and an <a href="/wiki/IEC_60320_C14" class="mw-redirect" title="IEC 60320 C14">IEC 60320 C14</a> connector to supply AC power. There may be a power switch and/or a voltage selector switch. Historically they were mounted on the upper part of the computer case, and had two fans: one, inside the case, pulling air towards the power supply, and another, extracting air from the power supply to the outside. Many power supplies have a single large fan inside the case, and are mounted on the bottom part of the case. The fan may be always on, or turn on and vary its speed depending on the load. Some have no fans, hence are cooled passively.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A label on one side of the box lists technical information about the power supply, including safety certifications and maximum output power. Common <a href="/wiki/Certification_mark" title="Certification mark">certification marks</a> for safety are the <a href="/wiki/UL_(safety_organization)" title="UL (safety organization)">UL mark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gepr%C3%BCfte_Sicherheit" title="Geprüfte Sicherheit">GS mark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Technischer_%C3%9Cberwachungsverein" title="Technischer Überwachungsverein">TÜV</a>, <a href="/wiki/NEMKO" class="mw-redirect" title="NEMKO">NEMKO</a>, <a href="/wiki/SEMKO" class="mw-redirect" title="SEMKO">SEMKO</a>, DEMKO, FIMKO, <a href="/wiki/China_Compulsory_Certificate" title="China Compulsory Certificate">CCC</a>, <a href="/wiki/CSA_Group" title="CSA Group">CSA</a>, <a href="/wiki/VDE_e.V." title="VDE e.V.">VDE</a>, <a href="/wiki/GOST#GOST_R" title="GOST">GOST R</a> mark and BSMI. Common certificate marks for <a href="/wiki/Electromagnetic_interference" title="Electromagnetic interference">EMI/RFI</a> are the <a href="/wiki/CE_mark" class="mw-redirect" title="CE mark">CE mark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC</a> and C-tick. The CE mark is required for power supplies sold in Europe and India. A <a href="/wiki/Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive" title="Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive">RoHS</a> or <a href="/wiki/80_Plus" title="80 Plus">80 Plus</a> can also sometimes be seen. </p><p>Dimensions of an ATX power supply are 150 mm width, 86 mm height, and typically 140 mm depth, although the depth can vary from brand to brand. </p><p>Some power supplies come with sleeved cables, which besides being more aesthetically pleasing, also make wiring easier and have a less detrimental effect on airflow. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Connectors">Connectors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Connectors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Typically, power supplies have the following connectors (all are <a href="/wiki/Molex" title="Molex">Molex</a> (USA) Inc Mini-Fit Jr, unless otherwise indicated): </p> <ul><li><i>ATX motherboard</i> power connector (usually called <i>P1</i>): This is the connector that goes to the <a href="/wiki/Motherboard" title="Motherboard">motherboard</a> to provide it with power. The connector has 20 or 24 pins. One of the pins belongs to the <a href="/wiki/PS-ON_Signal" title="PS-ON Signal">PS-ON</a> wire (it is usually green). This connector is the largest of all the connectors. In older <a href="/wiki/AT_(form_factor)" title="AT (form factor)">AT</a> power supplies, this connector was split in two: <i>P8</i> and <i>P9</i>. A power supply with a 24-pin connector can be used on a motherboard with a 20-pin connector. In cases where the motherboard has a 24-pin connector, some power supplies come with two connectors (one with 20-pin and other with 4-pin, i.e. <i>20+4-pin</i> form) which can be used together to form the 24-pin connector.</li> <li><i>12V only</i> power connector (labelled <i>P1</i>, though it is not compatible with the ATX 20 or 24 pin connector): This is a 10 or 16-pin <a href="/wiki/Molex_connector" title="Molex connector">Molex connector</a> supplying the <a href="/wiki/Motherboard" title="Motherboard">motherboard</a> with three or six 12 V lines with common returns, a 'supply OK' signal, a 'PSU ON' signal and a 12 or 11 V auxiliary supply. One pin is left unused.<sup id="cite_ref-Fujitsu_250W_supply_specification_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fujitsu_250W_supply_specification-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>12V only System monitoring</i> (<i>P10</i>): This is a 171822-8 AMP or equivalent connector carrying a supply to the PSU fan and sense returns.<sup id="cite_ref-Fujitsu_250W_supply_specification_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fujitsu_250W_supply_specification-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>ATX12V</i> 4-pin power connector (also called the <i>P4 power connector</i>). A second connector that goes to the motherboard (in addition to the 24-pin ATX motherboard connector) to supply dedicated power for the processor.</li> <li><i>4+4-pin</i> For the purpose of backwards compatibility, some connectors designed for high-end motherboards and processors, more power is required, therefore EPS12V has an 8-pin connector.</li> <li><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Molex_female_connector.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Molex_female_connector.jpg/290px-Molex_female_connector.jpg" decoding="async" width="290" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Molex_female_connector.jpg/435px-Molex_female_connector.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Molex_female_connector.jpg/580px-Molex_female_connector.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1366" /></a><figcaption>4-pin peripheral power connector</figcaption></figure> <i>4-pin Peripheral</i> power connectors: These are the other, smaller connectors that go to the various <a href="/wiki/Disk_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Disk drive">disk drives</a> of the computer. Most of them have four wires: two black, one red, and one yellow. Unlike the US standard mains electrical wire <a href="/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets" title="AC power plugs and sockets">color-coding</a>, each <i>black wire</i> is a <a href="/wiki/Ground_(electricity)" title="Ground (electricity)">ground</a>, the <i>red wire</i> is +5 V, and the <i>yellow wire</i> is +12 V. In some cases these are also used to provide additional power to PCI cards such as <a href="/wiki/FireWire_800" class="mw-redirect" title="FireWire 800">FireWire 800</a> cards.</li> <li><i>4-pin Molex (Japan) Ltd</i> power connectors (usually called <i>Mini-connector</i>, <i>mini-Molex</i>, or <i><a href="/wiki/Berg_connector" title="Berg connector">Berg connector</a></i>): This is one of the smallest connectors that supplies a 3.5-inch <a href="/wiki/Floppy_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Floppy drive">floppy drive</a> with power. In some cases, it can be used as an auxiliary connector for <a href="/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port" title="Accelerated Graphics Port">Accelerated Graphics Port</a> (AGP) video cards. Its cable configuration is similar to the Peripheral connector.</li> <li><i>Auxiliary</i> power connectors: There are several types of auxiliary connectors, usually in 6-pin form, designed to provide additional power if it is needed.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SATA#Power_connectors" title="SATA">Serial ATA</a></i> power connectors: a 15-pin connector for components that use SATA power plugs. This connector supplies power at three different voltages: +3.3, +5, and +12 V, in three pins per wire, one designed to precharge capacitive loads on for <a href="/wiki/Hot-plug" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot-plug">hot-plugging</a> designed <a href="/wiki/Backplane" title="Backplane">backplanes</a>.</li> <li><i>6-pin</i> Most modern computer power supplies include six-pin connectors that are generally used for <a href="/wiki/PCI_Express" title="PCI Express">PCI Express</a> graphics cards, but a newly introduced eight-pin connector should be seen on the latest model power supplies. Each PCI Express 6-pin connector can output a maximum of 75 W.</li> <li><i>6+2-pin</i> For the purpose of backwards compatibility, some connectors designed for use with high end <a href="/wiki/PCI_Express" title="PCI Express">PCI Express</a> graphics cards feature this kind of pin configuration. It allows either a six-pin card or an eight-pin card to be connected by using two separate connection modules wired into the same sheath: one with six pins and another with two pins. Each PCI Express 8-pin connector can output a maximum of 150 W.</li> <li><i>8-pin</i> Used for <a href="/wiki/PCI_Express" title="PCI Express">PCI Express</a> cards in high-end servers. Note: The ground and power pins are located as the <i>P4 power connector. {{what?}}</i></li> <li><i>12-pin</i> for <a href="/wiki/PCI_Express" title="PCI Express">PCI Express</a> graphics cards, each PCI Express 12-pin connector can output a maximum of 648 W (12V, 9A), 2 150 W 8-pin can be combined via an adapter cable to form one 648 W 12-pin.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/16-pin_12VHPWR_connector" title="16-pin 12VHPWR connector">16-pin 12VHPWR connector</a></i> for <a href="/wiki/PCI_Express" title="PCI Express">PCI Express</a> graphics cards, each PCI Express 16-pin connector can output a maximum of 662 W (12V, 9.2A), 12 power pins, 4 contact pins. Introduced on ATX 3.0.</li> <li>An <i><a href="/wiki/IEC_60320_C14" class="mw-redirect" title="IEC 60320 C14">IEC 60320 C14</a> connector</i> with an appropriate <a href="/wiki/IEC_60320_C13" class="mw-redirect" title="IEC 60320 C13">C13</a> cord is used to attach the power supply to the local power grid.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modular_power_supplies">Modular power supplies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Modular power supplies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Modular_vs_non-modular_PSU.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Modular_vs_non-modular_PSU.JPG/290px-Modular_vs_non-modular_PSU.JPG" decoding="async" width="290" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Modular_vs_non-modular_PSU.JPG/435px-Modular_vs_non-modular_PSU.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Modular_vs_non-modular_PSU.JPG/580px-Modular_vs_non-modular_PSU.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>A semi modular power supply to the left and a non-modular power supply to the right</figcaption></figure> <p>A modular power supply provides a detachable cable system, offering the ability to remove unused connections at the expense of a small amount of extra electrical resistance introduced by the additional connector.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This reduces clutter, removes the risk of dangling cables interfering with other components, and can improve case airflow. Many semi modular supplies have some permanent multi-wire cables with connectors at the ends, such as ATX motherboard and 8-pin <a href="#Entry-Level_Power_Supply_Specification">EPS</a>, though newer supplies marketed as "fully modular" allow even these to be disconnected. The pin assignment of the detachable cables is only standardized on the output end and not on the end that is to be connected to the power supply. Thus, the cables of a modular power supply must only be used with this particular modular power supply model. Usage with another modular power supply, even if the cable prima facie appear compatible, might result in a wrong pin assignment and thus can lead to damage of connected components by supplying 12V to a 5V or 3.3V pin.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_form_factors">Other form factors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Other form factors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Small Form Factor with a 12 V connector (SFX12V) configuration has been optimized for <a href="/wiki/Small_form_factor_(desktop_and_motherboard)" class="mw-redirect" title="Small form factor (desktop and motherboard)">small form factor</a> (SFF) system layouts such as <a href="/wiki/MicroATX" title="MicroATX">microATX</a>. The low profile of the power supply fits easily into these systems. </p><p>The Thin Form Factor with a 12 V connector (TFX12V) configuration has been optimized for small and low profile <a href="/wiki/Mini-ITX" title="Mini-ITX">Mini ITX</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mini-DTX" class="mw-redirect" title="Mini-DTX">Mini DTX</a> system layouts. The long narrow profile of the power supply fits easily into low profile systems. The cooling fan placement can be used to efficiently exhaust air from the processor and core area of the motherboard, making possible smaller, more efficient systems using common industry components.<sup id="cite_ref-urlTFX12V_Design_Guide_Section_1.2.1_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-urlTFX12V_Design_Guide_Section_1.2.1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most portable computers have power supplies that provide 25 to 200 W. In portable computers (such as <a href="/wiki/Laptop" title="Laptop">laptops</a>) there is usually an external power supply (sometimes referred to as a "power brick" due to its similarity, in size, shape and weight, to a real <a href="/wiki/Brick" title="Brick">brick</a>) which converts AC power to one DC voltage (most commonly 19 V), and further <a href="/wiki/DC-to-DC_converter" title="DC-to-DC converter">DC-DC conversion</a> occurs within the laptop to supply the various DC voltages required by the other components of the portable computer. </p><p>External power supply could send data about itself (power, current and voltage ratings) to the computer. For example, genuine <a href="/wiki/Dell" title="Dell">Dell</a> power source uses <a href="/wiki/1-Wire" title="1-Wire">1-Wire</a> protocol to send data by third wire to the <a href="/wiki/Laptop" title="Laptop">laptop</a>. The laptop then refuses a non-matching adapter.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some computers use a single-voltage 12 V power supply. All other voltages are generated by <a href="/wiki/Voltage_regulator_module" title="Voltage regulator module">voltage regulator modules</a> on the motherboard.<sup id="cite_ref-Botelho_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Botelho-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Rack_mount" class="mw-redirect" title="Rack mount">Rack mount</a> servers may utilise redundant power supply based on CRPS standard. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 190px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 185px; height: 185px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SFX_PC-PSU_Delta_IMG_9760.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="An SFX form factor PSU"><img alt="An SFX form factor PSU" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/SFX_PC-PSU_Delta_IMG_9760.JPG/155px-SFX_PC-PSU_Delta_IMG_9760.JPG" decoding="async" width="155" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/SFX_PC-PSU_Delta_IMG_9760.JPG/233px-SFX_PC-PSU_Delta_IMG_9760.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/SFX_PC-PSU_Delta_IMG_9760.JPG/310px-SFX_PC-PSU_Delta_IMG_9760.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2052" data-file-height="1588" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An SFX form factor PSU</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 190px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 185px; height: 185px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:TFX_power_supply_unit.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A TFX form factor PSU"><img alt="A TFX form factor PSU" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/TFX_power_supply_unit.jpg/155px-TFX_power_supply_unit.jpg" decoding="async" width="155" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/TFX_power_supply_unit.jpg/233px-TFX_power_supply_unit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/TFX_power_supply_unit.jpg/310px-TFX_power_supply_unit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A TFX form factor PSU</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 190px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 185px; height: 185px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PC-PSU-PS2-1HE.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="A FlexATX form factor PSU"><img alt="A FlexATX form factor PSU" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/PC-PSU-PS2-1HE.JPG/155px-PC-PSU-PS2-1HE.JPG" decoding="async" width="155" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/PC-PSU-PS2-1HE.JPG/233px-PC-PSU-PS2-1HE.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/PC-PSU-PS2-1HE.JPG/310px-PC-PSU-PS2-1HE.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1695" data-file-height="1530" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A FlexATX form factor PSU</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 190px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 185px; height: 185px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:At-netzteil.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A formerly used AT PSU, mechanically of the same size as the ATX PSUs"><img alt="A formerly used AT PSU, mechanically of the same size as the ATX PSUs" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/At-netzteil.jpg/155px-At-netzteil.jpg" decoding="async" width="155" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/At-netzteil.jpg/233px-At-netzteil.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/At-netzteil.jpg/310px-At-netzteil.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A formerly used AT PSU, mechanically of the same size as the ATX PSUs</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 190px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 185px; height: 185px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PS3_PC-PSU_IMG_2431.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="PS3 power supply, shorter than ATX, only, 300 W maximum (not to be confused with the PlayStation 3)[36]"><img alt="PS3 power supply, shorter than ATX, only, 300 W maximum (not to be confused with the PlayStation 3)[36]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/PS3_PC-PSU_IMG_2431.JPG/155px-PS3_PC-PSU_IMG_2431.JPG" decoding="async" width="155" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/PS3_PC-PSU_IMG_2431.JPG/233px-PS3_PC-PSU_IMG_2431.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/PS3_PC-PSU_IMG_2431.JPG/310px-PS3_PC-PSU_IMG_2431.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1836" data-file-height="1628" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">PS3 power supply, shorter than ATX, only, 300 W maximum (not to be confused with the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 190px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 185px; height: 185px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SFX-ATX-PC_Power_Supply_Adapter_IMG_2124.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="An adapter allowing an SFX PSU to substitute an ATX or PS3 PSU"><img alt="An adapter allowing an SFX PSU to substitute an ATX or PS3 PSU" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/SFX-ATX-PC_Power_Supply_Adapter_IMG_2124.JPG/155px-SFX-ATX-PC_Power_Supply_Adapter_IMG_2124.JPG" decoding="async" width="155" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/SFX-ATX-PC_Power_Supply_Adapter_IMG_2124.JPG/233px-SFX-ATX-PC_Power_Supply_Adapter_IMG_2124.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/SFX-ATX-PC_Power_Supply_Adapter_IMG_2124.JPG/310px-SFX-ATX-PC_Power_Supply_Adapter_IMG_2124.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1976" data-file-height="1424" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An adapter allowing an SFX PSU to substitute an ATX or PS3 PSU</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life_span"><span class="anchor" id="LIFE-SPAN"></span>Life span</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Life span"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Life span is usually specified in <a href="/wiki/Mean_time_between_failures" title="Mean time between failures">mean time between failures</a> (MTBF), where higher MTBF ratings indicate longer device life and better reliability. Using higher quality <a href="/wiki/Electrical_component" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical component">electrical components</a> at less than their maximum ratings or providing better cooling can contribute to a higher MTBF rating because lower stress and lower operating temperatures decrease component failure rates.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An estimated MTBF value of 100,000 hours (roughly, 140 months) at 25 °C and under full load is fairly common.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such a rating expects that, under the described conditions, 77% of the PSUs will be operating failure-free over three years (36 months); equivalently, 23% of the units are expected to fail within three years of operation. For the same example, only 37% of the units (fewer than a half) are expected to last 100,000 hours without failing.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The formula for calculating predicted <a href="/wiki/Reliability_(engineering)#Reliability_theory" class="mw-redirect" title="Reliability (engineering)">reliability</a>, <span class="texhtml mvar" style="font-style:italic;">R(t)</span>, is </p><p><span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-inline mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle R(t)=e^{-{\frac {t}{t_{MTBF}}}}}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mi>R</mi> <mo stretchy="false">(</mo> <mi>t</mi> <mo stretchy="false">)</mo> <mo>=</mo> <msup> <mi>e</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mo>−</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mfrac> <mi>t</mi> <msub> <mi>t</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi>M</mi> <mi>T</mi> <mi>B</mi> <mi>F</mi> </mrow> </msub> </mfrac> </mrow> </mrow> </msup> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle R(t)=e^{-{\frac {t}{t_{MTBF}}}}}</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/3e13cccea9ae1d5c4389e9493eb2c9b83b71594b" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.838ex; width:15.91ex; height:4.343ex;" alt="{\displaystyle R(t)=e^{-{\frac {t}{t_{MTBF}}}}}"></span> </p><p>where <span class="texhtml mvar" style="font-style:italic;">t</span> is the time of operation in the same time units as the MTBF specification, <span class="texhtml mvar" style="font-style:italic;">e</span> is <a href="/wiki/E_(mathematical_constant)" title="E (mathematical constant)">the mathematical constant</a> approximately equal to 2.71828, and <span class="texhtml"><i>t</i><sub><small>MTBF</small></sub></span> is the MTBF value as specified by a manufacturer.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Power supplies for servers, industrial control equipment, or other places where reliability is important may be <a href="/wiki/Hot_swap" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot swap">hot swappable</a>, and may incorporate <a href="/wiki/N%2B1_redundancy" title="N+1 redundancy"><i>N</i>+1 redundancy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Uninterruptible_power_supply" title="Uninterruptible power supply">uninterruptible power supply</a>; if <var style="padding-right: 1px;">N</var> power supplies are required to meet the load requirement, one extra is installed to provide <a href="/wiki/Redundancy_(engineering)" title="Redundancy (engineering)">redundancy</a> and allow for a faulty power supply to be replaced without downtimes.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wiring_diagrams">Wiring diagrams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Wiring diagrams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ATX_PS_signals.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/ATX_PS_signals.svg/240px-ATX_PS_signals.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="431" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/ATX_PS_signals.svg/360px-ATX_PS_signals.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/ATX_PS_signals.svg/480px-ATX_PS_signals.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="418" data-file-height="750" /></a><figcaption>Pinouts of ATX 2.x motherboard power connectors, 24-pin (top) and four-pin "P4" (bottom), as viewed into mating side of the plugs<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:24-pin_ATX_power_plug_from_a_Seasonic_PSU_20131105.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/24-pin_ATX_power_plug_from_a_Seasonic_PSU_20131105.jpg/290px-24-pin_ATX_power_plug_from_a_Seasonic_PSU_20131105.jpg" decoding="async" width="290" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/24-pin_ATX_power_plug_from_a_Seasonic_PSU_20131105.jpg/435px-24-pin_ATX_power_plug_from_a_Seasonic_PSU_20131105.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/24-pin_ATX_power_plug_from_a_Seasonic_PSU_20131105.jpg/580px-24-pin_ATX_power_plug_from_a_Seasonic_PSU_20131105.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="593" /></a><figcaption>24-pin ATX motherboard power plug; pins 11, 12, 23 and 24 form a detachable separate four-pin plug, making it backward compatible with 20-pin ATX receptacles</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 60%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>AT power connector (on older, AT motherboards) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Color </th> <th>Pin </th> <th>Signal </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:orange">Orange </td> <td>P8.1</td> <td>Power good </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:red">Red </td> <td>P8.2</td> <td>+5 V </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:yellow">Yellow </td> <td>P8.3</td> <td>+12 V </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:blue; color:white;">Blue </td> <td>P8.4</td> <td>−12 V </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:black; color:white;">Black </td> <td>P8.5</td> <td>Ground </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:black; color:white;">Black </td> <td>P8.6</td> <td>Ground </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:black; color:white;">Black </td> <td>P9.1</td> <td>Ground </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:black; color:white;">Black </td> <td>P9.2</td> <td>Ground </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:white">White </td> <td>P9.3</td> <td>−5 V </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:red">Red </td> <td>P9.4</td> <td>+5 V </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:red">Red </td> <td>P9.5</td> <td>+5 V </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:red">Red </td> <td>P9.6</td> <td>+5 V </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:410px;"> <caption>24-pin ATX12V 2.x power supply connector </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Color </th> <th>Signal<sup id="cite_ref-control_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-control-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>A<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Pin<sup id="cite_ref-conn24_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-conn24-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>B<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Pin<sup id="cite_ref-conn24_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-conn24-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>B<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>C<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Signal<sup id="cite_ref-control_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-control-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>A<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Color </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:orange; color:black" rowspan="2">Orange </td> <td style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2">+3.3 V </td> <td rowspan="2">1 </td> <td rowspan="2">13 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">+3.3 V </td> <td style="background:orange; color:black">Orange </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:lightblue; color:black; text-align:left;">+3.3 V sense<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>D<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:brown; color:white">Brown </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:orange; color:black">Orange </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+3.3 V </td> <td>2 </td> <td>14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">−12 V </td> <td style="background:blue; color:white">Blue </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:black; color:white">Black </td> <td style="text-align:right;">Ground </td> <td>3 </td> <td>15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Ground </td> <td style="background:black; color: white">Black </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:red; color:white">Red </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+5 V </td> <td>4 </td> <td>16 </td> <td style="background:lightblue; color:black; text-align:left;">Power on<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>E<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:green; color:white">Green </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:black; color:white">Black </td> <td style="text-align:right;">Ground </td> <td>5 </td> <td>17 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Ground </td> <td style="background:black; color:white">Black </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:red; color:white">Red </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+5 V </td> <td>6 </td> <td>18 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Ground </td> <td style="background:black; color:white">Black </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:black; color:white">Black </td> <td style="text-align:right;">Ground </td> <td>7 </td> <td>19 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Ground </td> <td style="background:black; color:white">Black </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gray; color:black">Grey </td> <td style="text-align:right;background:lightblue; color:black"><a href="/wiki/Power_Good_Signal" class="mw-redirect" title="Power Good Signal">Power good</a><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>F<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>20 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Reserved<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>G<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">None </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:purple; color:white">Purple </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+5 V standby </td> <td>9 </td> <td>21 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">+5 V </td> <td style="background:red; color:white">Red </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:yellow; color:black">Yellow </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+12 V </td> <td>10 </td> <td>22 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">+5 V </td> <td style="background:red; color:white">Red </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:yellow; color:black">Yellow </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+12 V </td> <td style="background:lightgreen; color:black;">11 </td> <td style="background:lightgreen; color:black;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">+5 V </td> <td style="background:red; color:white">Red </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:orange; color:black">Orange </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+3.3 V </td> <td style="background:lightgreen; color:black;">12 </td> <td style="background:lightgreen; color:black;">24 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Ground </td> <td style="background:black; color:white">Black </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="text-align:left;"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-upper-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-control-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-control_44-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-control_44-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:lightblue; color:black;"> </span> Light-blue background denotes control signals.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-conn24-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-conn24_45-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-conn24_45-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:lightgreen; color:black;"> </span> Light-green background denotes the pins present only in the 24-pin connector.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In the 20-pin connector, pins 13–22 are numbered 11–20 respectively.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Supplies +3.3 V power and also has a second low-current wire for <a href="/wiki/Sense_(electronics)" title="Sense (electronics)">remote sensing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A control signal that is <a href="/wiki/Pull-up_resistor" title="Pull-up resistor">pulled up</a> to +5 V by the PSU and must be driven low to turn on the PSU.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A control signal that is low when other outputs have not yet reached, or are about to leave, correct voltages.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Formerly −5 V (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white; color:black;"> </span> white wire), absent in modern power supplies; it was optional in ATX and ATX12V v1.2 and deleted since v1.3.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>ATX12VO power supply connector </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Color</th> <th>Signal</th> <th>Pin</th> <th>Pin</th> <th>Signal</th> <th>Color </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:green; color:white">Green </td> <td><a href="/wiki/PS-ON_Signal" title="PS-ON Signal">PS_ON#</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Power_good_signal" title="Power good signal"> PWR_OK</a> </td> <td style="background:gray; color:white">Gray </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:black; color:white">Black </td> <td>COM </td> <td>2 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>+12 VSB </td> <td style="background:purple; color:white">Purple </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:black; color:white">Black </td> <td>COM </td> <td>3 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>+12 V1 DC </td> <td style="background:yellow; color:black">Yellow </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:black; color:white">Black </td> <td>COM </td> <td>4 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>+12 V1 DC </td> <td style="background:yellow; color:black">Yellow </td></tr> <tr> <td>TBD </td> <td>Reserved </td> <td>5 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>+12 V1 DC<br />Voltage Sensing Pin </td> <td style="background:yellow; color:black">Yellow </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Testing">Testing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Testing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A 'power supply tester' is a tool used to test the functionality of a computer's power supply. Testers can confirm the presence of the correct voltages at each power supply connector. Testing under load is recommended for the most accurate readings.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 255px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 250px; height: 185px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Power_supply_tester_with_LCD_display_readout.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="ATX PSU tester with an LCD"><img alt="ATX PSU tester with an LCD" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Power_supply_tester_with_LCD_display_readout.jpg/220px-Power_supply_tester_with_LCD_display_readout.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Power_supply_tester_with_LCD_display_readout.jpg/330px-Power_supply_tester_with_LCD_display_readout.jpg 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Power_supply_tester_with_LED_indicators.jpg/308px-Power_supply_tester_with_LED_indicators.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Power_supply_tester_with_LED_indicators.jpg/410px-Power_supply_tester_with_LED_indicators.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="774" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">ATX PSU tester with <a href="/wiki/LED" class="mw-redirect" title="LED">LED</a> indicators</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 255px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 250px; height: 185px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PC_PSU_Noise_Test_Setup.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ripple tests are performed with an external load and monitoring equipment[45]"><img alt="Ripple tests are performed with an external load and monitoring equipment[45]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/PC_PSU_Noise_Test_Setup.svg/220px-PC_PSU_Noise_Test_Setup.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/PC_PSU_Noise_Test_Setup.svg/330px-PC_PSU_Noise_Test_Setup.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/PC_PSU_Noise_Test_Setup.svg/440px-PC_PSU_Noise_Test_Setup.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1701" data-file-height="709" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="/wiki/Ripple_(electrical)" title="Ripple (electrical)">Ripple</a> tests are performed with an external load and monitoring equipment<sup id="cite_ref-SFX12V23_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SFX12V23-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Monitoring">Monitoring</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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title="Linux">Linux</a>, <a href="/wiki/Envstat" class="mw-redirect" title="Envstat">envstat</a> on <a href="/wiki/NetBSD" title="NetBSD">NetBSD</a>, sysctl <a href="/wiki/Hw.sensors" title="Hw.sensors">hw.sensors</a> on <a href="/wiki/OpenBSD" title="OpenBSD">OpenBSD</a> and <a href="/wiki/DragonFly_BSD" title="DragonFly BSD">DragonFly BSD</a>, or <a href="/wiki/SpeedFan" title="SpeedFan">SpeedFan</a> on Windows. </p><p>Most power supply fans are not connected to the speed sensor on the motherboard and so cannot be monitored, but some high-end PSUs can provide digital control and monitoring, which requires a connection to the fan-speed sensor or USB port on the motherboard. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_supply_unit_(computer)&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-03-28</span></span>. <q>Our generic 500 W power supply died when we tried pulling 275 W from it, so the maximum amount of power we could extract was 250 W – half the labeled amount!</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=How+Much+Power+Can+a+Generic+500+W+Power+Supply+Really+Deliver%3F&rft.pub=Hardwaresecrets.com&rft.date=2008-03-15&rft.aulast=Torres&rft.aufirst=Gabriel&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hardwaresecrets.com%2Farticle%2F534&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+supply+unit+%28computer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.enermax.cn/enermax_pdf/EPS12V%20Spec2_92.pdf">"EPS12V Power Supply Design Guide, v2.92"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>enermax.cn</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=enermax.cn&rft.atitle=EPS12V+Power+Supply+Design+Guide%2C+v2.92&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.enermax.cn%2Fenermax_pdf%2FEPS12V%2520Spec2_92.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+supply+unit+%28computer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-atx12v2.0-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-atx12v2.0_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091122121933/http://www.formfactors.org/developer/specs/ATX12V%20PSDG2.01.pdf">"ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide, v2.01"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>formfactors.org</i>. 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