at and atx psu's

Discussion in 'Power Supplies and UPS's' started by Emo Elmo, Dec 20, 2007.

  1. Emo Elmo

    Emo Elmo Geek Trainee

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    I was just wondering if an at power supply is smaller than a atx power supply??

    any help is would be great
     
  2. zeus

    zeus out of date

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    AT PSUs are much bigger. Different shape too.
     
  3. Emo Elmo

    Emo Elmo Geek Trainee

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    alright thanks
     
  4. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    While there may be a physical difference, the key differences are this:

    AT have a wired switch that goes to the front of the case; ATX work in conjunction with the motherboard for a soft switch. Here, there is still a switch up front, but it's wired to a header on the motherboard.

    The other major difference is the main power connetor.
    AT power supplies use 2x 6-pin leads, where ATX uses one 20 or 24-pin (24-pin is newer).
     

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