In a message dated 11/1/02 6:01:57 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Is it possible/simple to replace the PS from a 7200 with an ATX one? >>
It won't fit ... physically, that is ... but it *can* be made to work ... with great difficulty. 7500/7600/7200 power supplies are pretty cheap, so unless you're trying to do something special, I see no point in trying to adapt an ATX power supply to your 7200. OTOH, an ATX power supply is pretty easy to port to an 8600/9600 case, and also a Beige G3 case. A port to a Beige G3 case is a nit as that case was actually designed from the git-go for an ATX power supply. A port to a, 8600/9600 case is possible, but you'll have to duplicate the metal adapter plate which the Beige G3 uses to get that ATX supply to fit what is really just a shortened version of the 8600/9600 case. Since a 7200 mobo (and, for that matter, almost all mobos which were contemporaries of the 7200) will fit in an 8600/9600 case, and since an 8600/9600 case can easily be adapted to mechanically accommodate an ATX power supply, that's probably your best bet ... assuming you *really* want an ATX power supply. Otherwise, buying a 7500/7600/7200 power supply (about $20) has the lowest cost and "hassle factor". -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
