ATX power supply connector specification users reports and reviews

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Date	Content Revision	User opinion	Comment	Approved by moderator?
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		CORRECT	Used for testing Soltek MB manufactured 2001.	APPROVED
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		INCORRECT	Only works on SOME PSU"s	APPROVED
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		CORRECT	Good Document with the correct information	APPROVED
		CORRECT	very correct	APPROVED
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		INCORRECT	There is no green wire on my Dell XPS P133c PS.	APPROVED
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		CORRECT	it is completly true	APPROVED
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		CORRECT	i have been tinkering with my power source and have found this atx pinout to be 100 correct! :-)	APPROVED
		INCORRECT	20 pin MOLEX 39-01-2200 connector at the cable is bad! compare with the connector of the mother.	APPROVED
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		CORRECT	Correct!	APPROVED
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		CORRECT	-5v pin is optional, my power supply has none	APPROVED
2008-10-08 23:23:49	rev. 4	CORRECT		APPROVED
2008-10-24 11:45:30	rev. 4	CORRECT		APPROVED
2008-10-30 02:17:08	rev. 4	CORRECT	Looks good to me - picoPSU uses these codes & colours exactly.	APPROVED
2008-11-01 20:20:16	rev. 4	CORRECT		APPROVED
2008-11-10 14:36:28	rev. 4	CORRECT		APPROVED
2008-11-26 23:33:29	rev. 4	CORRECT		APPROVED
2008-12-04 13:18:42	rev. 5	CORRECT		APPROVED
2009-01-22 05:28:48	rev. 5	CORRECT		APPROVED
2009-02-03 18:14:46	rev. 5	CORRECT		APPROVED
2009-02-20 00:25:00	rev. 5	INCORRECT	there are gray and green wires there. but they need to be flipped. 8 should be green, 14 should be gray.	APPROVED
2009-04-14 05:28:07	rev. 6	CORRECT	looks like my ibm server psu. thanks michael	APPROVED
2009-04-29 14:59:10	rev. 6	CORRECT	pin 18 (-5vdc white) not used on small systems	APPROVED
2009-06-23 14:30:18	rev. 7	CORRECT	correct	APPROVED
2009-06-24 19:25:13	rev. 7	CORRECT		APPROVED
2009-06-25 02:32:11	rev. 7	CORRECT		APPROVED
2009-08-22 04:25:27	rev. 7	CORRECT		APPROVED
2009-09-04 13:29:32	rev. 7	CORRECT		APPROVED
2009-09-14 15:48:29	rev. 7	CORRECT		APPROVED
2009-10-19 17:01:49	rev. 7	CORRECT		APPROVED
2009-11-04 16:36:22	rev. 8	CORRECT		APPROVED
2010-01-14 12:01:48	rev. 9	CORRECT		APPROVED
2010-02-26 16:41:21	rev. 9	CORRECT		APPROVED
2010-03-22 08:29:18	rev. 9	CORRECT	diagram in top left indicating 'at the motherboard' is very close to ads by google, and uses very similar font, this images description is easily mixed with ads msg, would be easier to distinguish separated or near 'at the cable' section	APPROVED
2010-03-29 20:27:46	rev. 9	CORRECT	Matched my ATX power supply perfectly.	APPROVED
2010-04-26 21:45:41	rev. 9	CORRECT	No errors. Standard ATX pinout. If your PSU differs, it is non standard e.g. Dell P3.	APPROVED
2010-05-05 22:37:10	rev. 9	CORRECT		APPROVED
2010-05-07 02:58:12	rev. 9	ERROR FIXED	You make the statement that "shorting pin 14(ps_on) to gnd only brings on pin 9.Need to signal somehow to bring the total PS on". This is telling me that you haven't figured out a way to test this 20 pin power supply! I've already sent an email telling you how to fix it.	APPROVED
2010-05-07 23:14:19	rev. 9	CORRECT		APPROVED
2010-05-27 03:48:54	rev. 10	CORRECT		APPROVED
2010-07-03 10:05:08	rev. 10	CORRECT		APPROVED
2010-08-06 22:02:12	rev. 10	CORRECT		APPROVED
2010-08-13 12:10:56	rev. 10	CORRECT	Would like to se the pinout-"diagram"(?) with colored pins, to easier referens what pin is what	APPROVED
2010-09-07 01:01:43	rev. 11	CORRECT	Pin out is exactly how my ATX power supply is.	APPROVED
2010-09-20 19:06:56	rev. 11	CORRECT		APPROVED
2010-10-27 19:16:48	rev. 11	CORRECT		APPROVED
2010-12-12 22:57:49	rev. 11	CORRECT	No errors	APPROVED
2011-10-10 08:46:02	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2011-12-03 22:48:47	rev. 12	CORRECT	All good, works fine	APPROVED
2011-12-07 15:11:17	rev. 12	INCORRECT	From my experience, Pin9 goes from 5V to 0V, not the opposite, like menttioned in the text, when the PSU is switched on, hence the tag "5VStby"	APPROVED
2011-12-12 16:01:05	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2011-12-20 21:42:34	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2011-12-27 09:55:05	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2011-12-30 18:03:27	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-01-05 17:23:55	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-01-06 22:04:25	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-01-08 21:23:12	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-01-15 03:39:47	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-01-15 04:10:44	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-01-23 20:00:27	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-01-28 22:02:22	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-02-04 13:48:28	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-02-24 19:51:41	rev. 12	CORRECT	nope	APPROVED
2012-04-06 04:58:19	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-04-13 14:00:52	rev. 12	CORRECT	correct	APPROVED
2012-04-18 12:22:31	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-05-02 22:54:25	rev. 12	CORRECT	no	APPROVED
2012-05-16 10:16:05	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-06-01 10:24:12	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-06-04 16:54:32	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-06-18 01:09:02	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-06-21 23:21:43	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-07-06 23:42:18	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-07-10 14:55:44	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-07-16 21:30:23	rev. 12	INCORRECT	Pin 11 also has a brown 'Sense' wire.	APPROVED
2012-07-17 11:16:36	rev. 12	CORRECT	IS CORRECT	APPROVED
2012-08-04 02:07:43	rev. 12	CORRECT	Accurate. Helped me with a power up problem. Motherboard was pulsing green wire, making it look like a bad supply.	APPROVED
2012-08-12 15:04:03	rev. 12	CORRECT	Correct	APPROVED
2012-08-22 18:35:30	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-09-07 00:28:48	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-10-07 21:02:16	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-10-30 14:00:28	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-11-02 00:24:13	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-11-02 07:45:53	rev. 12	CORRECT	Did this once before while using a mmeater to look for power crossed the leads by mistake scared the sit when it powered up then couldn't remember how I did it. Thanks for the redirect. Works normal now, I guess she will live.	APPROVED
2012-11-05 18:40:21	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-11-05 20:06:50	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-11-16 10:12:31	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-11-21 18:03:45	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-11-23 19:28:03	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-11-28 08:31:46	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2012-12-17 21:04:08	rev. 12	CORRECT	very good	APPROVED
2013-01-03 05:36:57	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2013-01-09 12:43:02	rev. 12	CORRECT	no	APPROVED
2013-01-26 04:19:32	rev. 12	CORRECT	On some power supplies, the PS_ON wire can be on wire 17	APPROVED
2013-02-06 19:16:23	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2013-03-17 18:55:18	rev. 12	CORRECT	no itys brill	APPROVED
2013-04-15 18:47:43	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2013-04-23 22:48:38	rev. 12	CORRECT		APPROVED
2013-05-28 04:39:28	rev. 12	CORRECT	+12V (pin 10) may sometimes have a colored stripe to indicate which rail it's on.	APPROVED
2013-06-26 08:30:58	rev. 13	CORRECT	very good	APPROVED
2013-08-01 16:57:17	rev. 13	CORRECT		APPROVED
2013-08-03 23:10:47	rev. 13	CORRECT		APPROVED
2013-11-05 08:13:04	rev. 14	ERROR FIXED	At the end of the document it claims that the standby line goes from 0 to +5V when the power supply is turned on, but actually the standby voltage is for when the power supply is off. (Or so says wikipedia, anyhow.)	APPROVED
2013-12-04 20:04:20	rev. 14	CORRECT		APPROVED
2013-12-11 15:39:00	rev. 14	CORRECT	all well	APPROVED
2013-12-23 16:01:55	rev. 14	CORRECT	The new 4-pin supplementary connectors (5V, 12V, 3.3V and GND) could be listed. Other than that, its perfect.	APPROVED
2014-03-07 20:22:19	rev. 15	CORRECT		APPROVED
2014-06-22 10:11:19	rev. 15	CORRECT		APPROVED
2014-06-26 01:16:39	rev. 15	CORRECT		APPROVED
2014-09-24 16:46:24	rev. 15	CORRECT		APPROVED
2014-11-09 04:08:55	rev. 15	CORRECT		APPROVED
2014-12-19 21:27:02	rev. 15	CORRECT		APPROVED
2015-01-21 21:00:31	rev. 15	CORRECT		APPROVED
2015-03-30 23:04:44	rev. 15	CORRECT		APPROVED
2015-05-01 04:54:39	rev. 15	CORRECT		APPROVED
2015-05-27 21:48:43	rev. 15	CORRECT		APPROVED
2016-02-12 22:25:14	rev. 15	CORRECT		APPROVED
2016-03-20 18:24:18	rev. 15	CORRECT	No, there aren't any errors. Works well with my PSU	APPROVED
2016-04-01 18:05:15	rev. 15	CORRECT		APPROVED
2016-07-24 05:18:51	rev. 15	CORRECT		APPROVED
2016-10-16 19:13:22	rev. 15	CORRECT	There is a smaller brown wire connected with the orange wire on pin 11.	APPROVED
2017-03-26 21:54:29	rev. 15	CORRECT		APPROVED
2018-10-27 21:00:01	rev. 16	CORRECT		APPROVED
2019-04-19 11:00:30	rev. 16	CORRECT	I have seen pin 11 have two wires connected to this pin. AN orange and brown wire. The power supply this is done on is a HIPRO Model HP-D2537F3R. Thanks for your help Joseph	APPROVED
2019-07-19 10:14:24	rev. 16	CORRECT	100% correct,pin 18 blank on mine.	APPROVED
2019-08-02 03:00:34	rev. 16	CORRECT		APPROVED
2020-07-13 20:41:28	rev. 16	CORRECT	I know what P1 is for the mother board, what are P2 - P9 used for?	APPROVED
2021-01-22 14:15:05	rev. 16	CORRECT		APPROVED
2024-05-10 08:51:35	rev. 16	CORRECT	Pin 11 on my 20 pin from a 550w psu is doubled up orange and brown	APPROVED

History of users contributions

Date	Content Revision	Author	Comment
2008-07-09 21:05:48	rev. 3	Damiox	pink wire on some says +5v.s on board
2008-08-08 13:24:33	rev. 3	asd	asdad
2008-09-11 21:26:19	rev. 4	Dave Johnson	Clarify that PWR_OK should be high (+5V) when good
2008-11-27 22:28:17	rev. 4
2008-11-27 22:31:49	rev. 5	JohnD	Thought I had a non-standard psu for a while.
2009-02-21 22:50:20	rev. 6	Bart
2009-05-13 21:09:39	rev. 6
2009-10-19 22:13:42	rev. 7	Scot Norris	more than anything, I wanted to put "proper English" into the sentence construction for clear expression of concepts.
2010-01-03 22:26:44	rev. 8	Christopher Chavasse	Looking for info on how to bring the total PS on for testing purposes.
2010-01-03 22:26:58	rev. 9	Christopher Chavasse	Looking for info on how to bring the total PS on for testing purposes.
2010-05-11 21:36:53	rev. 10	Jan Goldberg	my observation on a sample of one!
2011-07-05 21:00:26	rev. 11	Campbell Watson	Changed 2nd last sentence form /PSON to /PS_ON
2011-10-30 19:14:42	rev. 12
2012-09-09 20:28:23	rev. 12		Page graphic shows pins, on upper right of page should be sockets!

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