Re: [Hampshire] [OT][Hardware] Power Supplies

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Author: Sean Gibbins
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT][Hardware] Power Supplies
On 07/09/10 16:10, Hugo Mills wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 07, 2010 at 04:05:39PM +0100, Vic wrote:
>
>>
>>> I do however have an Antec 430W ATX PSU - is there any reason why I
>>> should not use this in conjunction with the mini-itx case/motherboard
>>> for testing purposes?
>>>
>> Does the connector fit?
>>
>> The last mini-ITX board I had to look at didn't have ATX conenctors.
>>
>> You may also have to turn the PSU on manually - short the green wire to
>> the black one alongside it.
>>
>     I've found that a short touch of a knife-blade across the terminals
> on the motherboard that the power switch is wired to normally does the
> trick. :)

>


Thanks for the info everyone, I'll give it a go later.

Sean

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