On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Josiah Luscher <[email protected]> wrote:
> Even when "off" ATX power supply's still deliver 5v stand-by power.  I can't 
> speak to how your computer uses it's battery or the standby power; and for 
> all I know you might be turning off a power strip removing power to the power 
> supply completely.  That being said as long as the computer is plugged into 
> the wall there is no reason for the CMOS battery to drain.
>

Well, I do use a power strip which removes all power.  And the switch
on the PS does the same thing.  There is an LED on the MB indicating
when 5V stand-by power is available, and that light is off when the
switch is off.  I would make a power measurement of the usage when on
standby but my son has borrowed my Kill-a-watt.

-Denis


> It's my experience that the CMOS battery lasts 2 to 3 years; I leave my 
> computers plugged in and "off" most of the time.  YMMV.  :-)
>
>   - Sy
>
> On June 8, 2014 2:05:37 PM PDT, Neal <[email protected]> wrote:
>>On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 8:00 AM, Denis Heidtmann
>><[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>> With no AC, what does the 10 uA go to?  The RTC and the BIOS memory
>>> plus anything else?
>>>
>>
>>That and the intrusion detect is all that I'm aware of.
>>
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