On Sunday 29 Dec 2002 3:52 am, Joeb wrote: > On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 16:38:55 -0700 > > FemmeFatale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 06:06 PM 12/28/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > >On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 15:50:00 -0700 > > > > > >FemmeFatale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Subject says it all... any ideas besides reading a label? > > > > > >Besides the label (watt listing or model )or your comp manual, if it is > > >a pre-built system, you could use a voltage meter to check the output. > > > > > > > > > Oh & Is > > > > > > > there any diff between AT & ATX P/S's? > > > > > >The form factor is different. > > >They are made to fix different case types, through there are some that > > >are supposedly usable in either. > > > > > > > > > Charles > > > > hm ... volt meter... i think we have one.. and b/f is very good @ > > electronics. I asked about the AT/X thing cause this mobo is bizarre. > > It accepts both factors. And I have a 250 watt P/S & case > > available...and if the original p/s that came with the comp is > > underpowered I'll just use the ATX 250 watter. > > > > ------------- > > FemmeFatale > > Using the ATX power supply may not work for you. Even though the board may > accept either one (I've got a board like that), the power switch on the > case won't! Most likely, the power switch is a mechanical switch that > actually has wires from the power supply going to it. ATX power supplies > don't have these power wires, instead the momentary contact switch used as > the power switch goes to the system board (that's why many ATX power > supplies have a physical on/off switch on the power supply itself). > Unfortunately, without the momentary switch, you won't be able to turn the > computer on/off. > > This sounds like an older system. What are you trying to run that you > don't thing the 250 watts will be enough? > > Joeb
I've come to this rather late, but since I've had one of these boards, I'll add my 2p worth :) On a board that old it's unlikely that you have peripherals that would need a higher power supply. I would say that there is a very high chance that Joeb is right, and ATX won't work, though it wouldn't be a problem to try it. I did, got nowhere, and switched it back to AT power supply without causing any problem. ATX of course supports more power handling capability, but I agree with Joeb that the likely cause of problems is because the case is wired for mechanical on/off. Even the 4-second delay for power off didn't work on mine. HTH Anne
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