I've done the conversion of a starmax psu and got it working. I have a 6100
and id love to get something atx related to work with it. I have a few ideas
I will update once I get home. BTW someone posted on this thread with a
533mhz book clamshell. I would love to know how that worked out for myself.

On Aug 13, 2010 12:39 PM, "Jeff Walther" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> On Aug 12, 12:18 pm, "J. Alexander Jacocks" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> It seems to me that a PicoPSU to IIcx/IIci/etc. cable would be a very
>> useful thing, since a PicoPSU can fit in almost any power supply
>> casing.  If I still had my IIci, I might have made one...
>
> Yep, that would be cool, especially if, as Glen is experiencing, all
> the old PSs are dieing about now. I have not tested any of mine in a
> couple of years. I had one or two "new" service part ones in boxes,
> but even an unused PS can die if the capacitors leak.
>
> The only issue I see with such an adapter cable is that it would need
> a small circuit board or box to house an inverter. The Macintosh
> models power on by bringing 5V to the Power-On pin. The ATX power
> supplies hold the "power-on" pin at 5V when off and ground it to turn
> the supply on.
>
> Unless I have that backwards....
>
> Jeff Walther
>
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