I would bet that a resitor across the +12v would give it enough load to start and run..
Rick Barnich wrote: >Stephen, >Have you considered removing the fan from a micro or flex ATX power >supply? The 533 MHz ITX appears to dissipate about 20 watts(30 watts >including the power supply) in operation. Since many of these power >supplies are rated at 145-185 watts, running an ITX isn't much of a >load. The only problem I've encountered is that most of these require a >minimum current(typ. 200ma.) on the +12VDC line. Most of the ones I've >tested won't start on power up. My theory is that they are designed to >run disk drives in addition to the motherboard and with no load, the >+12VDC line exceeds the over voltage protection level, and shut down >immediately. I've seen some that will run for a short period of time >before shutting down. In all cases that I've tested, they do work >properly when a hard drive or two are added to the system( ie. load). >I'm looking into what modification is required to make them work with no >12 VDC load. They're cheap and readily available. I'll keep you posted. > >Rick Barnich > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >Welcome to geek heaven. >http://thinkgeek.com/sf >_____________________________________________________________________ >Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss >For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
