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**johnwill** · 11-30-2003, 10:22 AM

The voltages look fine. Remember, you have 5% on the tightest specification, and the cheap measurement channels on most motherboards aren't exactly 100% accurate. Mine are:

+5 = 4.95
+12 = 11.62
+3.3 = 3.22

I've measured these with a real voltmeter at the MB connector, and they're actually all a bit higher than this, I chalk it up to measurement tolerance. If you see your +5 at 4.2 one day, then you worry! :D I set my alarms at 8% off of the nominal, if it gets that bad, I want to know. :)

11-30-2003, 10:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,748 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	The voltages look fine. Remember, you have 5% on the tightest specification, and the cheap measurement channels on most motherboards aren't exactly 100% accurate. Mine are: +5 = 4.95 +12 = 11.62 +3.3 = 3.22 I've measured these with a real voltmeter at the MB connector, and they're actually all a bit higher than this, I chalk it up to measurement tolerance. If you see your +5 at 4.2 one day, then you worry! :D I set my alarms at 8% off of the nominal, if it gets that bad, I want to know. :) __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience