Jump Starting a PC Power Supply

Thanks Woody!

I'll try it tonight!

L.J.

Good link.

Jag,

This is not adding anything to the discussion, but might make some reconsider "throwing out old junk". We recently had an "E-Waste" collection (electronics waste) locally, and I got rid of no less than three of the old-style AT-PC power supplies. I would have gladly donated one or more to you for the price of shipping. Oh well, as the song goes "You don't know what you got till it's gone". And the other saying, you won't have a need for something until shortly after you get rid of it. Perhaps others on our great CR4 site still have some of the old AT supplies sitting around? It would save you from having to fool the newer ATX style into powering up, and possibly keep one more piece of still-useful gear out of a landfill.

Tom

All this effort was started by upgrading the SCSI controller from a 160 to a 320 version.

Some of the drives are very old, reliable beyond my wildest dreams. However, they are slowing down the entire system. I need only provide power long enough to transfer data from the kluge of old drives to a pair of large SCSI drives so I can initiate a RAID environment.

I'll miss those monster Seagates. The sound they make reminds me of Rolls-Royce jet turbines! If they sounded like Merlins I'd keep 'em!

Thanks, to everyone.

L.J.

Can't remember the pin-layout on the AT-PC, I've tricked an ATX power supply before, I'll lookit up and post things here tomorow. You can also buy an ATX pwr-sup at £16 to £20 these days and it will give you 500 to 600W if you need it to.