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First post, by vileboss

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Hello!
Does anyone know of a modern ATX PSU in this form factor? This little guy is 100mm W x 80mm H x 90mm D. It's from a Packard Bell Aloha small form factor desktop, and it has 20-pin ATX motherboard connector and two molex. It's rated for 106 watts. This one works, but is very stinky! Trying to find a replacement so I can enjoy the PC some more.
The Aloha is the same chassis as early 2000/late 90s NEC PowerMate desktops.

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Reply 1 of 4, by vileboss

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I think that the PicoPSU-120 actually fits the bill for this, so I'd just have to make a cover for the rear of the case. Can throw a 90mm fan in there as well. Going to order one of these and post back what I come up with for the cover in case anyone else needs the same.

https://www.mini-box.com/PicoPSU-120

Reply 2 of 4, by momaka

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vileboss wrote on 2026-04-16, 16:56:

This one works, but is very stinky!

Interesting.
What does it stink like? Electronics/burning smell or just something unpleasant, like cigarrette smoke or roach-infested home? If it's the latter, I've washed a few PSUs now (with soap and warm water.) So long as you leave the PCB out to dry well for a 3+ days under the sun, it should be OK. Now, if it's an electronics/burning smell, it does make me wonder if this is one of those Bestec PSUs that has a 2-transistor 5VSB circuit that's known to commit suicide, or if it's just bad caps (or both?) FWIW, Bestec PSUs that don't have the terrible 2-transistor 5VSB circuit tend to be pretty OK. Can bet the 106 Watt rating is rock-steady solid.

Reply 3 of 4, by vileboss

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It's a mixture of burning electronics / burning hair? I've cleaned it out the best I could, its very tightly packed. Didn't notice any bulging or leaking caps, but I can't see them all that good.

Reply 4 of 4, by vileboss

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vileboss wrote on 2026-04-16, 18:13:

I think that the PicoPSU-120 actually fits the bill for this, so I'd just have to make a cover for the rear of the case. Can throw a 90mm fan in there as well. Going to order one of these and post back what I come up with for the cover in case anyone else needs the same.

https://www.mini-box.com/PicoPSU-120

I did manage to use the PicoPSU as a replacement, and it works great. It's silent and the lack of the PSU fan does make me feel like there's heat trapped. So I came up with a plate that holds a small fan and the power jack. Unfortunately, the Aloh@'s fan header doesn't ever engage the fan, so I made an adapter from a sata>molex adapter.

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The fan is a 60mm fractal design fan.