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02-03-2007, 10:25 AM
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| Normal? Unplugged power, standby unaffected I was switching plugs on two computers today, one was in standby at the time (light blinking). After I plugged it back in I noticed to my surprise it was still blinking. I turned it back on, and it resumed from standby completely normally, with Windows running fine. So seems my Antec PSU has at least a few seconds worth of "UPS" or something. Is this a fluke or is this standard for PSUs these days?
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02-03-2007, 07:00 PM
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| The capacitors in the PSU had not been drained entirely. It's normal.
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02-03-2007, 07:46 PM
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| Yup, the capacitors held a charge. In standby there isn't much power needed, just enough to keep things in memory, which doesn't need a lot of power. It isn't a recommended thing to do, but it worked.
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