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| Thread ID: 107200 | 2010-02-08 02:26:00 | Dead desktop - as in very dead | Morgenmuffel (187) | Press F1 |
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| 856240 | 2010-02-16 01:03:00 | Is there anyway to tell what kind of m/b connector it uses?, as from looking all connectors look the same to me If it adheres to an industry standard, then it's easy, as normally it will be either AT (Very old) or ATX (New). AT uses two plugs which go together. Black (ground) must always meet in the middle! ATX uses one plug, however there are two versions. ATX v1.x which has 20 pins and ATX v2.x which has 24. Most 24-Pin PSUs support removal of the extra 4 pins as a separate group so these new PSUs can still be used on older boards. However some of the newer ones at 24-pin only. 20-Pin PSUs can also be used on some 24-Pin motherboards, if the motherboard supports this. Most new ATX boards will also use a 4 or 8 Pin 12v Auxiliary CPU power connector. Some older\special (eg: Dual CPU) ATX boards have a 6-Pin Auxiliary connector which looks like one half of an AT connector. The wiring colours shown in the photos\diagram are standard. However some PSUs use different colours while retaining the same electrical pinout. Some PSUs use the exact same connector (Dell, HP etc) but use a different pinout (usually with different colours) In this case, connecting these proprietary PSUs to a standard board (or vice versa) may cause damage. Some PSUs like HP, IBM, Dell etc have extra proprietary connectors for items not normally in PCs, such as powered speakers, sound cards with amplifiers built in, and special fan controllers. |
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| 856241 | 2010-02-16 04:23:00 | if you only want to get data off, remove the drive and slave it to a working PC, then copy data to that = Cost $0 only a bit of time Intending to do that, however we would like to get passwords etc out of firefox, which i think can only be done when the machine is running, the machine has a swollen cap with seepage on it, so i think it's on its way out, if wifey figures out all her passwords shouldn't need to repair it, and can get a new one ATX uses one plug, however there are two versions. ATX v1.x which has 20 pins and ATX v2.x which has 24. Most 24-Pin PSUs support removal of the extra 4 pins as a separate group so these new PSUs can still be used on older boards. However some of the newer ones at 24-pin only. 20-Pin PSUs can also be used on some 24-Pin motherboards, if the motherboard supports this. Most new ATX boards will also use a 4 or 8 Pin 12v Auxiliary CPU power connector. the old PSU says ATX on it, And there are 20 pins on the motherboard connector so its definitely the older type of ATX depressing part is I ditched a huge pile of old comps before we shifted about 6 weeks ago |
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| 856242 | 2010-02-16 04:29:00 | Intending to do that, however we would like to get passwords etc out of firefox, which i think can only be done when the machine is running, Just copy the 'Profile' from C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles and use it on the new comp. :) depressing part is I ditched a huge pile of old comps before we shifted about 6 weeks ago Murphy strikes again. Always happens to me too. |
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