I am helping a friend put together a gaming rig. The board is an EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra. The cpu is AMD64 3200+. The board has a 24-pin atx connector. The power supply has a 20-pin connector and then a ...

On page 4, there is an "IDE Power" connector. It looks a lot like a 4 pin CPU fan connector, but it (obviously) provides different voltages that are appropriate for 3.5" IDE drives (5V, 12V) and the ...

Two Molex cables with connectors at 50cm and 65cm and a floppy power connector at 80cm One Molex cable with connectors at 50cm, 65cm and 80cm Two SATA cables with connectors at 50cm, 65cm and 80cm One ...

In context: If you're trying to put together a miniature PC build, having a small power supply unit would be an advantage. While the likes of SFX and TFX PSUs do offer a smaller footprint than ...

Over the years to come there might be an interesting move in the power supply industry. Intel is hard at work on a new PSU standard, purely based on 12 Volts. That would mean a power supply with just ...

So you have tested everything from the motherboard to the floppy drive. Still having problems? Have you tried testing the power supply? This Daily Drill Down by Faithe Wempen gives you the scoop on ...

An Intel update to the ATX power supply spec doesn’t mean your current 12VHPWR adapter or PSU is obsolete or dangerous. The ATX 3.01 update, published last month by Intel, recommends that PSU vendors ...