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Thread ID: 39825 2003-11-18 21:16:00 Fanless PSU? MrGadget (4887) Press F1
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193009 2003-11-20 19:30:00 have you thought of using water cooling? Not sure what sound the little system makes that sits in a 5 1/4 bay but have seen them availible on sites here in nz for around $199 Icarus (3936)
193010 2003-11-20 20:49:00 > why dont you follow compaq and their tiny little
> teeny weeny computers w/o cd drive where they have
> the power source outside, like a laptop, to reduce
> noise, and heat.
>
> so use a laptop one...

Laptop power supplies put out 18 volts at about 4 amps. One single voltage rail, 18 volts.

Computer motherboards need + 5v, +3.3 v, +12 v, -12 v, - 5v, etc.

No way you can use a laptop power supply. Laptops convert the +18v to the above voltages with components inside the laptop, its only half the power supply thats external.
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