On an ATX case, the front panel power switch goes to the motherboard, and
circuitry on the motherboard turns the power supply on or off.  If your old
power supply connects directly to the case switch, it's not ATX.
  If you're lucky, it might be a standard AT power supply.  If not, it could
be some custom thing PB used for this model, and your only hope may be to
find another 5606 at a surplus shop or garage sale.

  I don't think adapt/rewire is a realistic option for most people.

David Gillett


On 23 Jan 2004 at 23:40, William Mick wrote:

> I have an older Packard Bell PC (Multimedia S606) with a failing power supply.  I thought I’d try to swap it out with a new one and have encountered some problems.
>
> Since the existing power supply is the same size as a standard ATX PS, I ordered an inexpensive ATX replacement with enough connectors to run my two hard drives, floppy, CD, and CD burner.  But once I got under the hood of the Packard Bell, I discovered the old power supply is hardwired to the case’s power switch.  My new power supply has no such switch wire…only a pair of terminals apparently designed to plug directly into the motherboard.
>
> Is there a way to adapt or rewire my new power supply to work in my Packard Bell?   Considering the age of this model, I really don’t want to sink much more money into it.
>
> William Mick
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               The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering
              Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along
             with the OpenOffice CD...  at a great price!!!
             http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml