[OT] ATX Power Supply

[Mazi]

Hi There,

If this is off topic, please forgive me.

I just bought a 430 Watts ATX power supply to replace the one (300Watts)
that's been smoked out. I noticed the newly bought ATX PS comes with two
jacks to connect to the mobo, i.e. 20-prongs jack, and an additional 4-prong
jack. I believe the newly bought PS is a new standard ATX PS whereas the one
I have which is about 4 years old is not a standard one. The old one was
taken out from an ATX box that hosts an Asus KM7V (IIRC) mobo with an AMD
Athlon 500MHz CPU. Since the old one is fried, I am wondering if this new
one can be used to replace the old one so I can still use the computer. Mind
you, both new and old 20-prong jack are identical, except there is some
color different in its wires. I would appreciate if anyone out here can
help.

Thanks.

--
Mazi

 

[Mazi]

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Hi There,

If this is off topic, please forgive me.

I just bought a 430 Watts ATX power supply to replace the one (300Watts)
that's been smoked out. I noticed the newly bought ATX PS comes with two
jacks to connect to the mobo, i.e. 20-prongs jack, and an additional
4-prong
jack. I believe the newly bought PS is a new standard ATX PS whereas the
one
I have which is about 4 years old is not a standard one. The old one was
taken out from an ATX box that hosts an Asus KM7V (IIRC) mobo with an
AMD
Athlon 500MHz CPU. Since the old one is fried, I am wondering if this
new
one can be used to replace the old one so I can still use the computer.
Mind
you, both new and old 20-prong jack are identical, except there is some
color different in its wires. I would appreciate if anyone out here can
help.

Thanks.

--
Mazi



Well Mazi,

Question seems straight on topic to me. As for the extra 4-prong jack just
leave it alone. This one is meant for MOBOs that requires the extra power
and has a connector for it on board. The new ATX 2.2 spec has a 24-prongs
jack in which an extra 5V, 12V, 3.3V and GND are incorporated.

petrus bitbyter

Hi Petrus,

Thanks for your quick response. From what I gathered, you meant I can just
replace the old PS with this new one mainly because the 20-prong connectors
(jacks) on the old and new PSs are identical, i.e they both have the same
voltage rating and won't burn my mobo.

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Mazi

 

[Art]

Agreed: Depending on the Mother Boards (per application of the additional
power connector). The installation manual for the M/B will indicate that
application.
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Hi There,

If this is off topic, please forgive me.

I just bought a 430 Watts ATX power supply to replace the one
(300Watts)
that's been smoked out. I noticed the newly bought ATX PS comes with
two
jacks to connect to the mobo, i.e. 20-prongs jack, and an additional
4-prong
jack. I believe the newly bought PS is a new standard ATX PS whereas
the
one
I have which is about 4 years old is not a standard one. The old one
was
taken out from an ATX box that hosts an Asus KM7V (IIRC) mobo with an
AMD
Athlon 500MHz CPU. Since the old one is fried, I am wondering if this
new
one can be used to replace the old one so I can still use the computer.
Mind
you, both new and old 20-prong jack are identical, except there is some
color different in its wires. I would appreciate if anyone out here can
help.

Thanks.

--
Mazi



Well Mazi,

Question seems straight on topic to me. As for the extra 4-prong jack
just
leave it alone. This one is meant for MOBOs that requires the extra power
and has a connector for it on board. The new ATX 2.2 spec has a 24-prongs
jack in which an extra 5V, 12V, 3.3V and GND are incorporated.

petrus bitbyter


Hi Petrus,

Thanks for your quick response. From what I gathered, you meant I can just
replace the old PS with this new one mainly because the 20-prong
connectors
(jacks) on the old and new PSs are identical, i.e they both have the same
voltage rating and won't burn my mobo.

--
Mazi