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Question posted by wernerk on September 8th, 2011

Real Power Consumption

The PowerEdge 2970 power supply is rated at 750W, however, I am searching for the real/actual power consumption for the potential configurations.  Do you havve this info for me?

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Answer #1: Posted by kcmjr on September 8th, 2011 5:17 PM
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750 is the upper limit for the power supply.  That number will vary all over during operation depending on exactly what options and hard disks are installed.  You'll need to work from the maximums unless you want to run  the numbers for every possible configuration.

The closest you'll get is this: https://www.dell.com/us/business/p/poweredge-2970/pd?refid=pedge_2970_rack&ST=PowerEdge%202970&dgc=ST&cid=57664&lid=1474457&acd=sbJldGHuj,12953596660,901qz26673


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