Should I be concerned if my PS -12 volt is at -10.8?

[RedShirt]

This one has me a bit concerned. I have an Antec 400 watt (non true power, its the PS that came with an Antec sx1240 case). It has plenty of power to spare, suposedly, I am not running any huge load on this thing.

Every other rail is running DEAD ON! I'd say all the other rails are running within 1% of thier expected output, even the +12 volt is running very very close. It's just the -12 that is about 10% off its expected value.

Any thoughts on this?

 

[Utterman]

I would say that you will be alright, since it is ok for the rails to be running within 25% of the level. With the 12 volt rail, anything below 9 in concerning. I'm not exaclty sure what the negative rails represent, but I wouldn't really be too concerned unless you are experiencing any stablility problems.

 

[RedShirt]

Ok. I have had a few internet explorer errors recently, but I have no idea if that could be related to the PS. I've had no locks or bluescreens or anything like that.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

IE errors could be blamed on the wind. i wouldnt worry about it unless you start experiencing serious problems.

 

[RedShirt]

Do you think it would be worth my time to swap out power supplies and try this crap Enhance 300 watt I have and see what it registers on the -12 volt? Could this be a sign of the Power Supply going dead? Or should I not even worry about it.

Again, I stress I don't have any serious errors, Maybe I shouldn't worry about it at all.

 

[CTho9305]

IIRC, very little actually runs off -12. how are your other voltages? is there smoke coming from your power supply? how hot is the air exiting?

 

[RedShirt]

No smoke, and no smell (as smell is often present before smoke). All other voltages are dead on. The air exiting seems very reasonable... It's not hot, just warm.