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    Where can I get 12V?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by jackgarcia7, Nov 25, 2012.

  1. jackgarcia7

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    I opened up my laptop yesterday and tried to find a 12V connections without any success. Anyone know where to get 12V on an M17x R4?
     
    jackgarcia7, Nov 25, 2012
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    Just what do you need a 12V rail for, may I ask? Unfortunately, I don't think there is anything else in the r4 that uses 12V....
     
    Dusk Star, Nov 26, 2012
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    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    To my knowledge, only the SATA and ATX/PC Main supplies 12v in a laptop. The sata, you MAYBE can tap into (if the motherboard supplied 12v to the SATA in a laptop), but the voltage regulators send the 12V directly to the CPU...or at least that's what I remember from high school. CPUs still run off 12v current, yes?
     
    radji, Nov 26, 2012
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    Thanks, but I ended up using a 5v connection instead.
     
    jackgarcia7, Nov 27, 2012
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    Whaddya need the 12v for anyway? Extra fan connection?
     
    radji, Nov 28, 2012
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    Faster internal water pump.
     
    jackgarcia7, Nov 28, 2012
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    Wait... what kind of crazy setup are you doing?
     
    shinji257, Nov 28, 2012
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    :eek: I'm looking forward to whatever is going on in this thread!
     
    COTitan, Nov 28, 2012
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    Interesting. :GEEK:
     
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    All good ideas, but I would like to maintain mobility with a fully internal system.
     
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    Good luck. Can't wait to see it.

    Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2
     
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    jackgarcia7, Nov 28, 2012
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