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hardware_dave · 20-12-2007, 12:03 AM

I have heard that dell psu's have a couple of pins swaped round, dont use them in a non dell pc, even if the plug fits.

Dave

20-12-2007, 07:24 AM

If you can make absolutely certain that this is the case Dave then I'll sticky it.

hardware_dave · 20-12-2007, 06:50 PM

It may just be myth, I have no definitive source. However it has been reported on dltv and a few random websites I have visited.

Dave

20-12-2007, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Unfortunately if you study the Dell main and auxiliary connector pinouts I've listed here and compare them to the industry standard ATX pinouts listed earlier, you'll see that not only are the voltage and signal positions changed, but the number of terminals carrying specific voltages and grounds has changed as well. It would be possible to modify a Dell supply to work with a standard ATX board, or to modify a standard ATX supply to work with a Dell board, but you'd have to do some cutting and splicing in addition to swapping some terminals around. Usually it wouldn't be worth the time and effort.

Source.. Third paragraph from the bottom

hardware_dave · 20-12-2007, 07:07 PM

Thaks mike, I could not find a definitive source. They could have modified the connector to stop this problem !

Dave

**Seth** · 21-12-2007, 06:28 PM

http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/...=dellconverter

21-12-2007, 06:42 PM

Stickied but not closed.
Any further input with regard to this Dell issue are welcome.

Inappropriate posts will be removed.

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20-12-2007, 07:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Wolfeymole Status: Guest Posts: n/a	If you can make absolutely certain that this is the case Dave then I'll sticky it.

21-12-2007, 06:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
Wolfeymole Status: Guest Posts: n/a	Stickied but not closed. Any further input with regard to this Dell issue are welcome. Inappropriate posts will be removed.