[Tfug] OT: shameless parts trafficking

[Malcolm Schmerl]

Thanks for the tip, Adrian. You've saved me from frying a motherboard. I 
was prepared to plug the Dell power supply into a non-Dell motherboard. 
Malcolm

On 08/17/2010 12:31 PM, Choprboy wrote:
> On Tuesday 17 August 2010 08:29, Andrew Ayre wrote:
>    
>> The position of the fuse access and power connector on the back can be
>> non-standard. So if you take a standard PSU and try to put it in, you
>> might have to then get your dremel and cut more holes in the back of the
>> case.
>>
>> earljviolet at deserthowler.com wrote:
>>      
>>> Is Dell power supply wiring non-standard?  I seem to remember that on
>>> older machines.
>>>
>>> Earl
>>>        
>
> It is far more than that. All Dell power supplies (desktop) use a 20/24pin
> ATX-type connector to the motherboard, but it is NOT ATX standard. The pinout
> is different. If you plug in a regular ATX power supply you will fry the
> board.
>
>
> Adrian
>
>
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