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Old 07-04-2008, 01:41 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: how to hook up an older power supply to a newer dell motherboard

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Originally Posted by dai View Post
it comes up as an [at] psu not an atx power supply
if the power plug is 2 seperate plugs approx 1 inch long it is an at psu and you cannot fit to an atx m/b
it also comes up at as a 250w and would most likely be underpowered
if the dell is a p4 m/b an atx will run it
if it is older than the p4 the psu will be propriatory and will require a dell cabled psu
wow, been a long time since i've even seen the decade old P8/P9 power system referenced.
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