Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site rlgvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!rlgvax!geller From: geller@rlgvax.UUCP (David Geller) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Adding a hard disk to your IBM PC Message-ID: <460@rlgvax.UUCP> Date: Sun, 10-Feb-85 13:52:51 EST Article-I.D.: rlgvax.460 Posted: Sun Feb 10 13:52:51 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 02:17:24 EST References: <420@rlgvax.UUCP> <926@watdcsu.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: CCI Office Systems Group, Reston, VA Lines: 19 > > Re: running a hard disk with the 65 watt power supply > > I added a 10 meg half height drive to my fully loaded, 64K mother board > PC last June. I had no problem until I had had the machine on for about > 3 hours when the system just crapped out. > I purposely left my machine on one DAY to see if this would happen. It didn't. I recently hooked up my second floppy (it had been in the case but without power due to me having forgotten to purchase a Y-power cord) and everything still works well. Might there be such a thing as a "robust" power supply in the PCs? Might there be marginal differences in the PC's power supplies? I might add that I DON'T have an 8087 installed. I suspect things wouldn't come up if it were installed. I'm told it draws a hefty amount of power. david geller ..!rlgvax!geller