9 Jul
2009
9 Jul
'09
6:40 p.m.
On Thu, 9 Jul 2009, Jim Leonard wrote:
I know this is going to sound sacreligious, but can
any 1990s-era power
supply (ie. 200w) be used too? I ask because I have two 5150s without
working power supplies and figured I could dummy up one or both of them
as testing/workhorse machines.
Yes! Well, at least EARLY 90s (135W, 150W, . . .)
Until the advent of the ATX boards, PS/2, tower cases, etc., the PC power
supplies were pretty much interchangeable.
Some AT power supplies are too tall for the 5150 case.
Tower case power supplies may need different mounting holes?
Some later power supplies have extra connections for CPU fan, etc.
The power supply may not be testable without a load. I use a car
headlight bulb.