Power Supply

[triplej]

Replacing the AT power supply that has a button on/off switch on the front panal with a power supply that is controlled by the motherboard. According to my board manual I need to set a jumper that enables this function well I made this corection and when I turn the sys on both the ps and CPU fan run at a very low speed and the front panel lights just flicker as though there is not enough power. Both power supply's are 200 watts. Also I unpluged all drives and still no boot.

Thanks
triplej

[Randy_tx]

If I understand you correctly, you have replaced a AT style power supply with an ATX style power supply and changed out the front on/off switch to a ATX motherboard controlled on/off function with a new switch on the front panel that has a wire connected to the motherboard and the new power supply "plugs" into the ATX connector (I assume you have a "dual" motherboard setup-both AT & ATX connectors?)? If that is a correct assumption and both FANS turn slowly.......then the ATX style Power Supply is NOT WORKING CORRECTLY and needs replacement (was it a used PS?).

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[tjaymadison]

Depending on how many devices, etc, in your system, a 200-watt PS may just be too small. That's enough to run 1 HD, 1 CD (not RW), a mid-range CPU w/ 64 Meg RAM, a "low-end" video card, and not much else. If it has been used for a while, it's probably not capable of putting out 200 watts anymore, especially if it's not a big-name brand. There aren't any moving parts except the fan, but thermal stresses while running, and just turning your system on and off eventually degrade the performance of all PS's.

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[triplej]

Thanks for the response, Replaceing AT with AT old ps had a on/off switch new ps don't. Both ps are 200 watts.

Thanks
triplej

[Reid]

Is the input voltage switch on the ATX supply set correctly? What kind of power switch are you using? ACPI specification requires a momentary switch for power state control.

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[This message has been edited by Reid (edited 04-21-2001).]