hi! i installed a 600 watt ATX power supply in a microATX motherboard and to my surprise it fried the board! is there something wrong?? what do i need to prevent it to fry my new motherboard?? thanks in advance people!
Four answers:
Dale
2007-05-12 23:26:28 UTC
The powersupply didn't fry the board. It is either a faulty mobo, or something shorted it. Are there any clips that are not flat or anything laying on the board when it is on? THe mobo will only pull what power it needs, your ATX PS is fine in there don't worry.
anonymous
2007-05-12 23:35:43 UTC
Is the motherbored a 20 pin or a 20 +4 or 24pin plug? If it's a 20 +4 and you just plugged in the 20 pin connector it won't work...just a thought, did you/do you have the manual for the MB and the PS?
duron1_2
2007-05-13 03:51:48 UTC
Why such a large ps? All you basically need for winxp is, depending on mobo, 300-450 watt
rosana
2016-05-17 09:18:49 UTC
in some of the case these will fit but check with the supplier first
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