This might be a stupid question but does the adapter work for every motherboard?
Im asking because i have a bord with a adapter but i dont get any picture and the pc speaker gives me a very low sound when something is wrong like it doesnt have power enought.
naa, nothing yet...
I assume you are referring to the ATX to AT power converters that allow and ATX power supply to be used on an AT motherboard.
Since the ATX and AT wiring standards are fixed and do not change those converters will work with any AT motherboard. If there was an alternate AT power standard then there would be a concern but this is not the case.
I will add one other concern that you may not be aware of. I have read that you need a dummy load on the +3.3V to make the power stable for the AT motherboard. Not all converters have this dummy load so I would recommend getting one that has it.
Here is an eBay auction that has what I am referring to as an example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261237563468?_trksid= … K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
It's also a good idea to use ATX power supplies with over voltage protection because from what I understand these old AT motherboards do not have the hardware on them to manage this so you risk killing the motherboard by using questionable quality power supplies. I basically get ATX power supplies that are at least 80 Plus Bronze rated with over voltage protection for all my AT motherboards.
Roland MT-32 (old), CM-32LN, SC-55, SC-88VL, MT-120, SD-35, SD-20, SD-80, SD-90
Yamaha TG100, TG300, MDF2, MU15, MU100, MU2000EX + PLG150-DR + PLG150-PF + PLG150-VL
KORG NS5R, X5DR
AKAI SG01k
KAWAI GMega
KETRON SD2
Wouldn't one with a -5V be ideal? I was under the impression that a decent amount of ISA cards use -5V.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ATX-20-PIN-to-AT-P8-P … uFSqkmHj4SuUliA
wrote:Wouldn't one with a -5V be ideal? I was under the impression that a decent amount of ISA cards use -5V.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ATX-20-PIN-to-AT-P8-P … uFSqkmHj4SuUliA
If I am not mistaken I think both of these from each auction essentially do the same thing at least that is what it looks like to me. I just got mine in recently and will be using it on a 486 system that has a converter that does not have the dummy load so I will be getting rid of that one as I don't want any potential power problems. If the ones I have end up not working then I will need to find another option.
Roland MT-32 (old), CM-32LN, SC-55, SC-88VL, MT-120, SD-35, SD-20, SD-80, SD-90
Yamaha TG100, TG300, MDF2, MU15, MU100, MU2000EX + PLG150-DR + PLG150-PF + PLG150-VL
KORG NS5R, X5DR
AKAI SG01k
KAWAI GMega
KETRON SD2
What about trying to find adapters like this for some boards that needs 3.3V input as well, looks like same connector as other two but on it's own on the motherboard with ground, one of voltage and 3.3V?
I would use like one.
Cheers, pentiumspeed
Great Northern aka Canada.
They are out there. Connector is P10.
Bump cause I have to ask... most of the ATX to AT converts only have P8 and P9 connectors. Will it work for this board?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNKNOWN-SOCKET-3-ISA- … U-/352065089627
wrote:Wouldn't one with a -5V be ideal? I was under the impression that a decent amount of ISA cards use -5V.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ATX-20-PIN-to-AT-P8-P … uFSqkmHj4SuUliA
here is a good way to tell if you need -5v on the cards you have
http://www.arstech.com/install/cms-display/st … upplyneeds.html
