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Make old power supply w/ 12v square

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Name: bowtie1
Date: June 29, 2007 at 21:14:21 Pacific
OS: xp
CPU/Ram: amd
Product: home
Comment:

I have a lot of older 300w PS's lying around and I need one that has the new 12v ATX square pin.

Is this possible?



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Response Number 1
Name: bowtie1
Date: June 29, 2007 at 21:41:56 Pacific
Reply:

I guess what i am asking is...

I know that 2 of the pins are common, and the other 2 are +12v.

Using the link below, and looking at the 6th picture down, it shows to be a P2 connecter.

http://www.ocia.net/reviews/eg475ps...

Has anyone tried taking 2 flat connectors, removing the +12v (yellow wires) from each and a common from each and rigging them to connect to the new connection?


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Response Number 2
Name: bowtie1
Date: June 29, 2007 at 21:44:50 Pacific
Reply:

Sorry, seems like i am talking to myself again.

The link below shows that it can be done my way...

http://www.directron.com/p4atx.html



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Response Number 3
Name: jam
Date: June 30, 2007 at 06:08:40 Pacific
Reply:

Too cheap to buy a decent PSU?


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Response Number 4
Name: bowtie1
Date: June 30, 2007 at 20:18:09 Pacific
Reply:

Heh, thats not the point... i could buy them all day long. But making your own parts is more fun.


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Response Number 5
Name: jackbomb
Date: June 30, 2007 at 23:23:18 Pacific
Reply:

There's no point in doing what you'd like to do with that old PSU.

Even with a 4-pin 12V plug, the PSU still probably doesn't have enough amperage on the +12V rail to properly power a modern motherboard/CPU.

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Response Number 6
Name: bowtie1
Date: July 1, 2007 at 12:59:05 Pacific
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Well, has worked for 2 days so far... runs games and apps with no hickups. now i just need a case to pout it all in.


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