Re: P2 or Not 2P2?
- From: "Tim" <Tim@NoSpam>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 22:52:58 +1200
George, double check what the motherboard is. If it is 'of that age' then it
is quite likely that it takes an AT not ATX power supply, so you may be
looking for the wrong type of PSU.
AT power supplies are characterised by the motherboard connector being two
plugs that plug in side by side with all the metal plug pins being in one
line. They also have horrible hook like nothces on them.
The ATX connectors are more Teflon like with two rows of pins in a teflon
Plug (PSU end) / Socket (mobo end) arrangement. I don't recall an AT
motherboard plug being made of teflon - they predate a lot of things :)
The model of the motherboard should be written quite clearly on it - usually
in the middle.
They didn't need much power in those days - 250watts may seem small, but
that was usually enough then although server class AT PSU's could be 600
watts.
If it is a P2B-DS it is a good buy. I never had a P2L97. I have a DS here
that still runs 24 x 7. They will run Windows 2003 Server without fuss
(P2B-DS) - just a little slow, but smoooooth.
- Tim
"George Hester" <hesterloli@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23cCqzKIbFHA.2180@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> This is a questuion about a Power Supply.
>
> A OLD Power Supply that came originally with the system is 250W. It has a
> P2 connector. The line that P2 connector is on also has a P3 connector.
> The colors and number of the wires in this group are:
>
> 1 Yellow (in and out)
> 2 Black (in and out)
> 1 Red (in and out)
>
> These wires go on to another connector P3:
>
> 1 Yellow (in)
> 2 Black (in)
> 1 Red (in)
>
> This group ends.
>
> Now in my NEW Power Supply 300W there is only one connector labled and it
> is
> P2. That "group" is
>
> 1 Red (in)
> 2 Orange (in)
> 3 Black (in)
>
> That's the end of that group.
>
> Obviously these Power Supplies are not similarly set up. My new one is a
> ATX-300GT by FSP Group Inc. The old one I cannot identify. It has
> electrical tape wound around it and I do not want to take it off for I
> know
> not the consequences of doing so.
>
> There are other groups of connectors on the NEW Power Supply that match
> the
> OLD Power Supply as described above. Trouble is the labeling is
> non-existant on the NEW except for the P2 connector I described above.
>
> From what I can tell this P2 connector (Group) on the NEW Power Supply
> will
> not be used anywhere. Does that sound right?
>
> --
> George Hester
> _______________________________
>
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