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Old 08-22-2010, 07:30 PM
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All good info.
The parts of the Power Source I have checked are the unused connectors. I have the power I am supposed to there.
I have not checked the connector that goes into the Mother Board Yet. In the past I have used Sweing Needles and used them as Back Probes so the connectors could be tested while still in use; so they have a load.
Only today did I find my Computer Book that tells me what Voltages to expect at the Mother Board Connector.
However, I have been holding off on the Back Probing of the Mother Board Power Connector as I have another new Power Source somewhere in my house that I thought I would try first but I need to find it.
If I cannot find that I beieve I have anothe computer that has a good Power Source.

Since I am a little bit of a schrounger the computer I am using right now is one someone dumped out on the curb. A Compaq Deskpro 5133, CPU Pentium 133 with only a 1.2 gig Hard Drive.
They also dumped a 486 Computer, 2 monitors and a Printer (I left that).
I have no idea what people do with a 486 these days. It has a 5-1/2" Floppy Drive and a regular Floppy Drive on it.

I have an Old Laptop with a Pentium 223 (233? can't remember) that would do better on the internet but the CMOS Battery is dead and it is permanent on the Mother Board. I know on the old Desktop Computers that had the CMOS Battery mounted on the Board they use to wire up another Battery and leave the old one. But, do not think there is room to do the work or room to put another battery.
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