Hi Hugh,
On Tuesday 13 June 2006 15:39, Hugh Gundersen Scribbled:
> A student has asked me about a power supply unit. Apparently he has
> an oldish DELL with a P3 @1Ghz with a 200W power supply that's gone
> way down south!
>
> He cannot get a new unit except from DELL - apparently - as all the
> PSUs he can fine only have the long translucent plug and the square
> 12v plug and his has the long translucent one plus the older smaller
> white plug with a 3.5v - 5v and gnd.
>
> Now I have a 350w PSU without the smaller plug which it totally
> shafted and a 300w unit that is OK but without the small plug so I
> have grafted the small plug into the loom of it.
>
> Having never really noticed these two plugs being used together I
> wonder what the DELL spec is apart from talking to the local rubbish
> dump (although I do hear they are getting slightly better).
>
>
> Sir Hugh of Bognor
>
> The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.
Be carful on this one ! All the voltages are standard ! But the
pinouts are not ! You can use a standard PSU but you must alter the
wiring to suit the motherboard connector ! If you dont you WILL damage
the mainboard and probably the PSU as well. As certain individuals on
this list will tell you.
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Best Regards:
Derrick.
Pontefract Linux Users Group.
plug at play-net.co.uk
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