Winbond showing error about -5 v

[carloboy]

Hi,
My winbond is showing this error (at picture)
my current setup is amd 2500+ mobile @ 2.5ghz 1.93

this might be bad, but do you guys think the system can handle this or do i need to do something?

this is my psu if you think there is any relevance
http://gruntville.com/reviews/PSUs/coolergiant_eg485/

thanks for any input
carlo

 

[Darth Bagel]

did you check the lead?

 

[carloboy]

what do you mean by lead?

 

[Retro Rex]

The -5V is not used in modern systems.

 

[carloboy]

hmm yeah i was wondering why it was talking about isa buses

well if it wont affect my system then i guess its all good

 

[Darth Bagel]

what do you mean by lead?

as in, open the computer and greenwire the psu, and check to see what the -5 lead is actually at.

 

[Elledan]

Few ATX 2.xx compliant PSUs still have the -5V rail. According to the review you linked to, this unit doesn't have one either.

This is not a problem, as only old(er) systems and certain components from braindead manufacturers (re MSI) still use the negative rails. Unless you're experiencing problems which might be related to a missing rail, you can safely ignore it.

 

[carloboy]

ahh i see. your right about the -5v rail not being in the specs, i guess i'll just ignore this warning as most ppl here said i probably wont have any use to it if i have a newer system.

thanks guys, i was a bit worried as this being the first time to see this warning.

carlo