finding a slient power supply for a towered amiga

jotd · 01 October 2006, 16:10

Hi all,

I've been experiencing troubles with my A1200/060 Tower (Ateo) those last years. Sometimes it just will not boot, and I have to hit it many times, sometimes fiddle with the boards inside to make it work.

Today, I unplugged the CD-ROM and it worked.

I suspect a defective power supply. I've got an old 230W one, and was considering replacing it by a new one. I'd try to buy a silent one too, which would be even better.

Most of the connector shapes did not change for years, but some of the connectors required by the Ateo Bus (the ones you plug on the motherboard) have changed on the new power supply units, and I was wondering if it was still possible to find silent and old-style (AT) power supplies on the market

thanks

kriz · 01 October 2006, 16:26

If you cant find a siletn at, you can get a converter from AT- > ATX power supply.

Have you tried a new cdrom drive, I have seen so much trouble with defective cdroms..

jotd · 01 October 2006, 16:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by kriz

If you cant find a siletn at, you can get a converter from AT- > ATX power supply.

Have you tried a new cdrom drive, I have seen so much trouble with defective cdroms..

thanks I can get a converter.

I don't think it's the CD since I changed it recently and the problem arised with the previous one.

jaycee · 01 October 2006, 16:38

those 65W things for nano ITX cases will be ample for most amiga setups i think.

Secret Vampire · 02 October 2006, 19:08

probably not for a towered A1200 with a busboard and cards, though experience tells me that it would do for a desktop 1200 with 040, 3.5" HD, CD and LS120 drive.
For comparison, the A4000 one was, IIRC around 150w, and the A2000 one was 200w

jotd · 02 October 2006, 20:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Secret Vampire

probably not for a towered A1200 with a busboard and cards, though experience tells me that it would do for a desktop 1200 with 040, 3.5" HD, CD and LS120 drive.
For comparison, the A4000 one was, IIRC around 150w, and the A2000 one was 200w

I had 230W for a 68060, a 40GB HD, a DVD drive, an Ateo Bus & Gfx board
If the power went weak (is that possible) during the years, that could explain a lot.

Now that I have unplugged the DVD drive, the miggy boots everytime!

So I think a new, silent, power supply won't be a bad thing. Thanks for all your replies

ElectroBlaster · 02 October 2006, 22:56

Do those cases take standard AT/ATX power supplys? If it does then get a decent psu not some cheap thing. Anything made by Chieftec/Antec/FSP Fortran Source/Aopen/Jeantech

All these psus are made by the same place and are heavy in weight and they give out nice clean power with dedicated 12v and 5v lines etc

Zetr0 · 07 October 2006, 14:46

Its easy to modify an ATX psu, personally i think those ATX to AT converters are over-priced for just a bunch of wires...

If you are comftable with a soldering iron and have a volt/multi meter handy then save yourself a few euro and do it yourself..

If you would like I have documents and images showing what needs to be done... ITS SOOOO EASY

01 October 2006, 16:10	#1
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,237	finding a slient power supply for a towered amiga Hi all, I've been experiencing troubles with my A1200/060 Tower (Ateo) those last years. Sometimes it just will not boot, and I have to hit it many times, sometimes fiddle with the boards inside to make it work. Today, I unplugged the CD-ROM and it worked. I suspect a defective power supply. I've got an old 230W one, and was considering replacing it by a new one. I'd try to buy a silent one too, which would be even better. Most of the connector shapes did not change for years, but some of the connectors required by the Ateo Bus (the ones you plug on the motherboard) have changed on the new power supply units, and I was wondering if it was still possible to find silent and old-style (AT) power supplies on the market thanks

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01 October 2006, 16:26	#2
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,209	If you cant find a siletn at, you can get a converter from AT- > ATX power supply. Have you tried a new cdrom drive, I have seen so much trouble with defective cdroms..

01 October 2006, 16:38	#4
jaycee Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 57	those 65W things for nano ITX cases will be ample for most amiga setups i think.

02 October 2006, 19:08	#5
Secret Vampire Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Birmingham UK Age: 43 Posts: 214	probably not for a towered A1200 with a busboard and cards, though experience tells me that it would do for a desktop 1200 with 040, 3.5" HD, CD and LS120 drive. For comparison, the A4000 one was, IIRC around 150w, and the A2000 one was 200w

02 October 2006, 22:56	#7
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,708	Do those cases take standard AT/ATX power supplys? If it does then get a decent psu not some cheap thing. Anything made by Chieftec/Antec/FSP Fortran Source/Aopen/Jeantech All these psus are made by the same place and are heavy in weight and they give out nice clean power with dedicated 12v and 5v lines etc

07 October 2006, 14:46	#8
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Its easy to modify an ATX psu, personally i think those ATX to AT converters are over-priced for just a bunch of wires... If you are comftable with a soldering iron and have a volt/multi meter handy then save yourself a few euro and do it yourself.. If you would like I have documents and images showing what needs to be done... ITS SOOOO EASY

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