Lab 8-10 Total Wattage Used by Your Computer System

Fill in the following chart and then calculate the total wattage requirements of your computer system compared to the rating of your power supply. Include in the chart all devices that draw power from the power supply. Look for a wattage rating printed somewhere on the device.

Component	Wattage
Hard Drive
CD ROM
Floppy Drive
AGP Video Card
CPU
RAM
Motherboard
PCI Cards (multiply it by how many cards you have in your system)
Total Wattage

Total wattage requirements: __________________

Wattage rating of the power supply: ______________

This power supply is running at percent of full capacity. _____________

Why should you check this before you purchase your power supply?