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Old 07-24-2004, 12:34 PM
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Cole Trickle
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Originally posted by imjonah
I did not do anything with the 5 volt wires I did not attach resitors or anything and it seems to work.

Not reccomending that but I am not sure it is always necessary.
It depends on how "intelligent" the PC PS are... The newer ones sense the load on the 5V - no load on the 5V and the PS produces less power. Saves power in the long run.
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