What is a modular power supply?

What is a modular power supply? On a lot of senior players, they all know all-solid-state motherboard, tantalum capacitors graphics than the average motherboard, video card, however, whether the good news which, in fact, they can not tell. Power, too, a lot of players is not very clear why 80Plus perhaps modular power than ordinary power. Today, we would like to take this opportunity to discuss what is a modular power supply?
What is a modular power supply so-called modular power supply is a power supply contains a number of independent power supply function module unit. In practice, the modular power supply from the service of control areas, may be said, as long as the serve will be used modular power supply. As we know, serve switched must be a continuous task, if in case of sudden power failure and when the machine is bound to the formation of the loss. In order to prevent the onset of this situation, serve individual device will take this modular power supply, if the power supply module under task hang the remaining modules can be agile follow-up. Like aircraft flying in the sky, as if initiated poor broken spare initiated will immediately start. That is to say, the desktop PC power supply called the modular power supply is inappropriate, after all, as long as a desktop PC power supply module, the foundation does not have a standby power supply module power loss of the power supply function and Shashi start function. If the aura of "modular" insists wear to the desktop PC power supply body, then as long as those higher position, the power module of the power cord barely stand the. Desktop module power practice to those with the power cord module power since everyone is so called, that we no harm "to make amends over - this pseudo-module power supply with power cord module called module power . Above, we came to a simple understanding of what these so-called module power supply which are the function. Module power supply do? IT hardware and software of has been cut large local mainstream power of the standard of a 20 +4 pin main power connector, 4 + 4 + the pin the CPU +12 V-supply interface, a 6pin the PCI-E-+12 V-supply interface, three 4pin-D-type interface, a One floppy drive power supply interface, as well as 4 SATA hard drive power supply interface "specification has been difficult to satisfaction of" basic needs "of the high-end players. These high-end players, maybe they will use five SATA interface, 6 6pin the PCI-E +12 V power supply interface, N ... then so much of the interface cable to the whole directly connected to the power, then, is bound to very disorder that may really become a "can not be cut, reasonable grounds to disorder". At this points-based interface lines directly connected to the power supply, the rest of the interface cable can be used through the module's method converge to a power supply became the only treatment plan, which also has trained some of the contrast to high-end power has characteristics - (interface cable) module design. Able to use the module power condition and rare, multi-card and contact the system is one of them. NVIDIA and ATI have their own multi-card parallel techniques, we know, N card to 3 way SLI, A card can be four-way CrossFire. And do not forget, there are MSI BigBang Fuzion motherboard to be completed by the A, ÷ N card is mixed. Not to mention the variety of parallel techniques can be able to complete the 1 +1 = 2 of the consequences, but certain to get these multi-card parallel platforms turn up, the module power supply is not. In addition, the need to use the power of the module RAID storage array system. On some players, if set up raid5 disk array, then need at least three hard disk raid10 you need 5 hard drive, this situation, if there is no module power if natural is not. How to make good use of module power supply? At present, the module power is mostly positioning the high-end market, at least more than 500W, the singing is absolutely exquisite contrast, so be very meticulous in terms of interface modules. Frequent plug or to be incurred interface damage, and can lead to interface to poor contact, so the initiative in the course of the use of the best to prevent the frequent plug. Of course, with regard to the lack of experience for beginners, power cord and modular power link up is also not easy. As far as I understand, the modular power supply interface local patents cover other manufacturers can not follow the same standard design module power. This incurred the many mechanical and electrical manufacturers in the power of the module design had to "Do not be a unique identity," "seeks, characterization, and ultimately the formation of the flowers in full bloom, flourishing" of the situation. The original modular interface has become consumed by the need to focus on the origin. First, some module power connector line on the market regardless of the positive and negative, this situation a good contrast to the operation, however, is the contrast of the center line of the interface like but do not complete the same situation, it is easily inserted in the wrong, and inserted in the wrong major consequences - the destruction of equipment, special need of this situation we focus on.