Power Supply
- A power supply is installed in the
back corner of the PC case, next to the motherboard.
- It converts 120vac (standard house power) into
DC voltages that are used by other components in the PC.
- A 20 conductor cable carries +5vdc, -5vdc
+12vdc, -12vdc and ground to the motherboard.
- Another pair of cables, each with four
conductors and two 4-pin connectors daisy-chained along it, carry +5vdc,
+12vdc and ground to the drives (hard, floppy and CD/DVD).
- Typical PC power supplies are rated at 200-250
watts and sell for about $50 - $75. Higher wattage supplies are available.