Steven:
Your ATX power supply may be just fine. On some motherboards (including my
FIC VA-503+), there's a jumper (labelled PWR) that has to be moved if an ATX
power supply is used. Other manufacturers may (and I emphasize may) do this
with a BIOS setting.
hth --
Carroll

----- Original Message -----
From: Steven Walley <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [PCBUILD] ATX Power Supply Failure?


> I just bought my first ATX case and a ATX style motherboard.
> When hooked up, nothing happens. This is also happens when
> I hook up the ATX power supply to a second (known good)
> motherboard.
>
> The second motherboard has dual power connectors, one
> for ATX and the other AT style. When hooked up to a regular
> AT style power supply, the motherboard works fine.
>
> Did I buy a ATX case with a defective power supply?
> Or is there something else about the newer ATX power
> supplies I'm missing?
>
> Steven
>

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