ATX vs AT (was: [PLUG] Shutdown won't power down)

[Russ Johnson]

* Anthony Schlemmer <aschlemm at attbi.com> [2002-11-15 11:02]:
> I've got a system with an Asus SP97V mobo and it has both AT and ATX 
> power supply connectors on the board. It does have a AT style keyboard 
> connector but it did come with a PS/2 style connector for converting 
> one of the onboard serial ports to a PS/2 connector. 
> 
> A little strange to say the least and I've always used an AT power 
> supply on the thing even when replacing the old power supply with a new 
> one. I was surprised to find I could still find new AT power supplies. 
> I don't know how I could use an ATX power supply on the thing unless 
> those power supplies fit in an PC/AT case. More importantly...without a 
> PS/2 style keyboard connector and, DB25 and DB9 connectors mounted on 
> the back of the board I don't see how I can put this mobo into an ATX 
> case.

Not unusual, just not common. :)

I've built several computers over the last 4 years or so that had ATX cases
that came with a special insert for that type of motherboard. The insert
only had the keyboard hole in it, and that had a knockout so you could
make the hole bigger if the MB had the AT style keyboard socket. 

I think I've still got some of those inserts lying around, as I've never
actually used them. I was building computers with ATX motherboards, so I
used the other insert that came with the case. 

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