Desktop PSU to Notebook PSU Convert !!!

onder · March 7th, 2005, 10:01 PM

Hi All,

related to my history ( http://www.techimo.com/forum/t136156.html ) I found a brillant solution. I would like to get out the power supply out of the case. I will put a DC to CD conterter inside :

http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/sc.8/ca...it.A/id.300/.f

and after I will connect to a portable AC to DC..

is that possible my friends ?

Onder Y.

sr71000 · March 7th, 2005, 11:15 PM

hmm...what exactly is the problem? is it that you need more power for your harddrive or something? I don't get what's going wrong..what ended up happening with your harddrive on the other one. Sorry but I just don't understand what you're asking either....(this isn't really my area of expertice but i'm willing to help as much as I can

rabidaardvark · March 7th, 2005, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onder

Hi All,

and after I will connect to a portable AC to DC..

is that possible my friends ?

Onder Y.

Yep, they seem to be on the same page. Good to see you save yourself from the evils of overpriced factory replacement parts.

B71655 · March 8th, 2005, 06:22 AM

Make sure the wattage on your ac-dc converter is as high or higher than specs for your incase unit. That unit looks to be made for automotive use. A car electrical system has many more amps(watts, plus other things) available. A laptop drive is powered with data cable, is this a small laptop drive?

onder · March 8th, 2005, 01:11 PM

Hey,

this is not an automative power supply, they says that this is a mini-tx form factor power supply for via new mainboard. This is designed for a very small pc form factor to be complete silence...

So my wuestion is simple is that possible to find a P4 and 20 pin output DC-DC power supply so that I can take out the AC-DC out of my case..And this will resolve my problem...

I am very curious about why all the power supplies need such a lot air cooling if the technology is cabaple to produce such 300W DC-DC so that all desktops could be transformed to a simple laptop style power supply..

rabidaardvark · March 9th, 2005, 01:58 AM

The ac-dc converter is on the same page. I think you're getting confused a bit as to what a normal power supply does. The thing you're looking at in that link is basicaly half a normal atx psu so you just need the ac-dc part that plugs into it and will live outside your machine, as I said it's sold on the same page as the link.