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Old 06-15-2003, 08:52 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Dell motherboard power switch pin out

I have an old Dell motherboard (Dimension XPS 300, 440 LX) that I'm trying to use in a generic box. There is a 8x2 row of pins for the power switch, reset, power led, etc. Anyone know where I can get the pinout for these pins? Thanks.

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edit: I found my own answers. It turns out Dell ATX connectors are pinned differently as well. So I can't use that motherboard in another case.


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Old 06-20-2003, 10:14 AM   #2 (permalink)
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...well you could... but youd have to wire it yourself all funky-like...
can you post a pic of the connection, just out of curiosity?
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Old 06-20-2003, 10:25 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Some Dell ATX motherboards are non-standard and some are not. Check http://www.roberthancock.com/dell/ for details on this, or send an e-mail to Rob Hancock.
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The newer Dells use standard ATX power specs. The power supply on the older Dells can be swapped using an adapter. I did a Google on "Dell power supply adapter" and came up with this as the first hit. I don't recommend this vendor because I've never heard of them. I post this link as an example. Check with vendors you are comfortable with.

http://www.siliconacoustics.com/atxtodelad.html
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I had the same problem when I swithed my older Dell motherboard to a new case. I found an adaptor that worked perfectly from Centrix at http://www.centrix-intl.com/
(search for Dell under misc., it's called a DellCv)
here's their picture of it: http://www.centrix-intl.com/DELL.jpg

In the meantime, the pin configuration of the original power switch to my Dell motherboard was a single plug but my new tower has separate pins for the power swith, reset button, Power LED, HDD LED and Speaker. Does anyone know where I can find a map of the pins so I know where to stick each plug?
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