ORIGINAL: NM Bob
Hey Guys, I need some help-I'm making a DC power sourse from a computer power supply. I have read all types of helpfull info and have even done this before but this time I got a Dell power supply ( circa 2000) and I can't figure out which wire I need for on/off function. This model of PS does not follow the industry standards so I don't know what colors to use. Anyone out there have experience with an old Dell?
sounds like that other guy has got you taken care of, but you could also match the wire colors to the molex conntectors, take some readings, and also you could match the 20 pin mobo power connector
that's taken off of this site
http://www.marcee.org/Articles/PCPowerSupply.htm
That's how I ended up doing mine. I jsut cut off the mobo connector and made sure to leave about an inch or two of the color coding in the mobo connector, then make sure to reverse it because you are looking at it from the top instead of the connector side =)