Computer System Servicing NCII |Install and configure computer systems

LESSONS:
Power Supply Unit
Form Factor
Common Power Supply Unit manufacturer
Standard Power Supply Unit Power
Connectors
Installing Power Supply Unit
By: Sherwin C. Maningas

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What is the function of ATX Power Supply
Unit?
POWER SUPPLY UNIT is also called as
Power Supply or PSU. This is the device
that supplies power to your personal
computer. The Power Supply Unit pulls the
required amount of electricity and converts
the AC current to DC current and it also
regulates the voltage to eliminate spikes
and surges common in most electrical
systems.
What are the common Form Factor of Power
Supply Unit?
 What are the common form
factors of Power Supply Unit?

FORM FACTOR
Form Factor refers to the specification of physical
dimensions, layouts, and other design that helps guarantee
the hardware works with products that support that form
factor. Form factors help the technician prevent
incompatibilities between multiple hardware manufacturers
during the installation.
 The Common Dimension used by Desktop Computer PSU

ATX12V
Basically "Advanced Technology
Extended" have several
revisions.
ATX12V is a 20pin power
connector

ATX12V ver2 is a 24pin power

connector

Current standard...
ATX12V ver2.2 is a 20/24pin
power connector
EPS12V (Entry-level Power Supply)
The main difference today between ATX
and EPS with respect to connectors is
the use of an eight-pin dual +12 V
connector in EPS12V instead of a four-
pin +12 V connector in ATX12V. The
eight-pin dual +12 V connector is
essentially the equivalent of two four-pin
connectors mated together and is used
by entry-level servers to power multiple
processors. Because of the way the
connectors are designed, an eight-pin
+12 V connector can plug into a four-pin
+12 V connector on a motherboard, with
the unused pins simply hanging unused,
offset to one side or the other.
TFX12V

The TFX12V (thin form factor)

power supply was originally
introduced by Intel in April 2002
and is designed for small form
factor (SFF) systems of about
9–15 liters in volume, primarily
those using low-profile SFF
chassis and microATX,
FlexATX, or Mini-ITX
motherboards. The basic shape
of TFX12V is longer and
narrower than the ATX- or SFX-
based form factors, allowing it to
more easily fit into low-profile
systems.
CFX12V

The CFX12V (compact

form factor) power
supply was originally
introduced by Intel in
November 2003 and is
designed for mid-sized
balanced technology
extended (BTX) systems
of about 10–15 liters in
volume, primarily using
microBTX or picoBTX
motherboards.
LFX12V

Intel originally introduced

the LFX12V (low profile
form factor) power supply
in April 2004. It’s designed
for ultra-small BTX systems
of about 6–9 liters in
volume, primarily using
picoBTX or nanoBTX
motherboards.
Flex ATX

A power supply company called FSP (Fortron Source

Power) originally introduced variations of what was to
become the Flex ATX power supply form factor in 2001 in
the form of proprietary designs for SFF desktop and thin
(1U) server systems. These power supplies became
popular in systems from Shuttle, but they have also been
used by HP/Compaq, IBM, SuperMicro, and others. In an
effort to make this form factor an official standard, Intel
introduced the Flex ATX power supply form factor in
March 2007 as part of the 1.1 and later revisions of the
“Power Supply Design Guide for Desktop Platform Form
Factors” document, which is available on the
www.formfactors.org site. These are also sometimes
called 1U (one unit) power supplies because they are
used in many 1U server chassis.
Below is the picture of Power Supply Unit for Laptop, Mini Laptop.
ATX POWER SUPPLY UNIT
MANUFACTURERS
Thermaltake
Enermax
Corsair
Gigabyte
RAIDMAX
Antec
OCZ
What are the common connectors that can
found on ATX Power Supply Unit?
20 pin ATX main power cable
This should be connected to Motherboard’s 20 pins Power Supply Unit
Controller
24 PINS ATX MAIN CONNECTOR
24 Pins ATX Main Power Supply Connector is used on Motherboard
with 24 Pins PSU Controller.
Aside from 24 Pins ATX Main Power Supply Connector newer
motherboards, needs 4 pins 12V to provide +12 VDC to the processor
voltage regulator.
4 pin peripheral power cable
4 Pin Peripheral Power Connecter is used to supply power on EIDE
type Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc Drive and system case fan.
 SATA POWER CONNECTOR
SATA Power Connector is used by new Hard Disk Drive, Solid
State Drive and Optical Disc Drive.
Give the Voltage
Rating for the
following Pins 2 14
3 15
found in ATX
4 16
Main Power 5 17
Supply Unit 6 18
Connector. 7 19
8 20
9 21
10 22
11 23
Below are pinout diagrams of the common connectors in ATX power supplies.
Behind Power Supply Unit, you can find the standard Power Input
and Output information, Its Manufacturer and Model name.
TOOLS NEEDED IN
DIS-ASSEMBLY &
ASSEMBLY OF
ATX PSU
BEFORE APPLYING POWER, ENSURE VOLTAGE SELECTION SWITCH
ON THE POWER SUPPLY IS SET CORRECTLY!
PHILIPS SREW DRIVER
ANTI-STATIC WRIST STRAP
MULTI-METER
1. Check and confirm right voltages of
equipment to Laboratory personnel or
teacher.
2. Know the location of emergency
equipment such as fire extinguisher and first
aid kits. (also locate emergency exit/s if
evacuating the premises is necessary)
3. Create an ESD free environment or work
area by holding a metal base for 10 seconds
for grounding, using anti-static wrist straps,
using anti-static containers and using anti-
static mat.
4. Keep the PC unplugged when working
inside it.
 1 3

Position the Power Supply Unit (PSU) into the case as

shown above. Screw it from the outside with 4 case
screws.
Connect the 20 or 24 pins main power supply unit
connector on motherboard main Power Supply Unit
controller. Its clip snaps when you push it down.
CLIP
Push down the 20 or 24 pins main power supply unit
connector to tighten it. Dont worry because the clip will
automatically snaps the motherboard’s main PSU
New motherboard will
require you to connect
the 4pin or 8pin 12v
motherboard power
connector. Connect it and
make sure the clip snaps
closed to secure the
connector.
EIDE type Hard Disk Drive and Optical Disc Drive
needs the 4 pins Power Peripheral Connector
Connect the SATA Power
Connector on Hard Disk
Drive and Optical Disc
Drive.
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