ATX Dell PSU to Offical ATX 2.0 spec pinout

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PSON is short for Power Supply On, so that is the same as PS-On from the ATX spec, and you can just power the power good with the 5v signal.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • StealthRT
    StealthRT almost 2 years

    Hey all I am using an old Dell Precision R5400 which has the 750w hot swap-able power supply. Problem being, since its a dell, the ATX pin layout is different than that of a normal, standard ATX 2.0 power supply pin out.

    What I found to be the Standard ATX 2.0 pinout: enter image description here

    I have taken a volt meter to the R5400's ATX pinout and this is what I come up with:

     [1] Ground     [13] Ground
     [2] +5v        [14] +5v
     [3] +5v        [15] +5v
     [4] +12v       [16] +3.3vsb
     [5] -12v       [17] Ground
     [6] Ground     [18] Ground
     [7] +3.3vsb    [19] +12v
     [8] +3.3v      [20] +3.3vsb
     [9] Ground     [21] +12v
    [10] +3.3v      [22] +3.3v
    [11] +3.3v      [23] +3.3v
    [12] +3.3v      [24] +3.3vsb
    

    Thankfully my motherboard's manual shows the pinout of it's ATX power supply connector: enter image description here

    So some questions are still wondering inside my head:

    1) What voltage should the PSON# be?
    2) What voltage should the Power OK be?
    3) As you see, I do not have access to a +5Vsb from the R5400 PSU.
       Can I just use a normal 5vdc for that (or somehow get 3.3vsb 
       that I do have to work with it)?
    

    Currently this is my pin-out for my new connector from the R5400 connector to the motherboard: enter image description here

    So do you see anything wrong with the above? Just making sure as I do not want to fry a $500+ server motherboard over one wrong pin.

    • DoxyLover
      DoxyLover about 9 years
      Your big problem will be the 5VSB. This needs to be supplied to the mobo before it can assert PSON# so you can't use a normal 5V line and 3.3V won't be enough. You may be able to feed the 3.3VSB into a boost regulator to get 5V but I don't know if the line will supply enough current.