[olug] Powersupply questions

[Daniel Linder]

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Shawn L. Djernes said:
> All Power Supplies have the same screw pattern.  The only issue you may
> have
> is if you have a micro case you will need to find a micro supply.

Thankfully, I have a mid-tower that I'll be upgrading.

I did some research and the big differences with the ATX 2.0 are:
 - The main power cable going to the motherboard has 24 pins (old ATX have
20).  The additional four are for +12, +5, +3, and Gnd.  Some PS
manufacturers  include an adapter so you can use a newer PS with an older
motherboard.
 - There are specific power cables for the new Serial ATA hard disk
drives.  They use a different connector than classic hard drives.
 - I think there are some more power saving features available on ATX 2.0,
but that is probably more dependant on the manufacturer putting them in
rather than on the standard itself.

Dan

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