ATX Power Supply Unit Notes

Tags: psu, troubleshoot, computer, mb, pins, atx, active pfc

 

Testing

To test an ATX power supply temporarily, short pins 14 and 15 as shown here:

http://www.duxcw.com/faq/ps/ps4.htm

Do at your own risk!

 

20 pin vs 24 pin

Technically you can plug a 20 pin into a 24 pin motherboard, but not really, you risk overloading some of the wires.

http://www.smps.us/20-to-24pin-atx.html

 

Dell Notes

Dimension 2xxx - standard ATX 20 pin PSU + 4 pin supplementary

Vostro 200 - rare size, but sort of standard (BTX?), 24 pin + 4 pin.

 

 

Active PFC Notes

Some messy notes on Active PFC.

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    2018-11-13 15:53:30
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    2009-04-05 20:26:07

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