Antec Truepower 550 EPS -- Update!

[JustinCase]

This is an update of my post of 19 may 2004 with
the subject: "Antec Truepower 550 EPS --
question".

Today I bought the Antec. Being an EPS type power
supply it has a 24 pin power connector instead of
the normal 20 pin type.

My motherboard is a "common" Asus P4C800 Deluxe
with an even more common 20 pin female power
connector

However the 24 pin power connector is by design
backward compatible (search for the PDF file on
the ATX specification 2.2).
The only caveat is to have some space near pin 10
of the female connector to accomodate for the not
used 4 pins of the 24 pin male connector.

Asus **did** provide for this space. The 24 pin
male connector beautifully fits on the connector
on the board (if this space does not exist one has
to use a 20 to 24 pin adapter cable).

The published value of 36 A on the 12 V rail is
correct. It is *not* a typo on the web site as I
was afraid of. The box and the device itself
mention this value of 36 A also.

Some other comments: the power connectors for the
hard disks have a very positive "feel". Normally I
check every connector and I have to adjust the 4
contacts in the connector itself (being almost
loose). For the Antec this is not necessary I
think. The overall quality of the product adds to
this impression of mine, like the 230 V power
inlet which fits better than usual to the power
cord, the quality of the other connectors, and the
fact the product has *both* 12 V connectors: one 4
pin type and one 8 pin type. So this was not any
problem also (the motherboard has the 4 pin type
connector near the processor).

Just my 5 cents
JustinCase

 

[Neil Maxwell]

This is an update of my post of 19 may 2004 with
the subject: "Antec Truepower 550 EPS --
question".

Good info. Which MB are you using it with? There were previous
reports that the P4P800-E Deluxe didn't work with the Antec Truepower
430 power supply (in Antec Sonata case). Did the 550 EPS also have
this issue?

Have Antec and Asus resolved this, or is it still a problem?


Neil Maxwell - I don't speak for my employer

 

[Guardian]

Good info. Which MB are you using it with? There were previous
reports that the P4P800-E Deluxe didn't work with the Antec Truepower

You must've missed where Justin mentioned the motherboard. Below is a quote
from his post:

"My motherboard is a "common" Asus P4C800 Deluxe
with an even more common 20 pin female power
connector "

 

[JustinCase]

You must've missed where Justin mentioned the motherboard. Below is a quote
from his post:

"My motherboard is a "common" Asus P4C800 Deluxe
with an even more common 20 pin female power
connector "

Correct.

Sorry I've been multiposting. My mistake.
The main thread is in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
about the "smelly" issue.
JustinCase

 

[Ken Maltby]

This is an update of my post of 19 may 2004 with
the subject: "Antec Truepower 550 EPS --
question".

Today I bought the Antec. Being an EPS type power
supply it has a 24 pin power connector instead of
the normal 20 pin type.

My motherboard is a "common" Asus P4C800 Deluxe
with an even more common 20 pin female power
connector

However the 24 pin power connector is by design
backward compatible (search for the PDF file on
the ATX specification 2.2).
The only caveat is to have some space near pin 10
of the female connector to accomodate for the not
used 4 pins of the 24 pin male connector.

Asus **did** provide for this space. The 24 pin
male connector beautifully fits on the connector
on the board (if this space does not exist one has
to use a 20 to 24 pin adapter cable).

The published value of 36 A on the 12 V rail is
correct. It is *not* a typo on the web site as I
was afraid of. The box and the device itself
mention this value of 36 A also.

Some other comments: the power connectors for the
hard disks have a very positive "feel". Normally I
check every connector and I have to adjust the 4
contacts in the connector itself (being almost
loose). For the Antec this is not necessary I
think. The overall quality of the product adds to
this impression of mine, like the 230 V power
inlet which fits better than usual to the power
cord, the quality of the other connectors, and the
fact the product has *both* 12 V connectors: one 4
pin type and one 8 pin type. So this was not any
problem also (the motherboard has the 4 pin type
connector near the processor).

Just my 5 cents
JustinCase

I'M An Idiot !! I just returned one because of the
connector. Didn't even think of an adapter.

I did notice that the center pins (on one side) looked
like they matched the 20pin connection. On the one
I tried, going by the wire colors, the connections would
have been off on the other side. It wasn't fitting in my
A7N8X-E Dlx anyway.

Luck;
Ken

 

[JustinCase]

On Sat, 29 May 2004 12:01:05 -0500, "Ken Maltby"

[...]

I did notice that the center pins (on one side) looked
like they matched the 20pin connection. On the one
I tried, going by the wire colors, the connections would
have been off on the other side. It wasn't fitting in my
A7N8X-E Dlx anyway.

On the Asus board it did fit.
However: the "locking clips" do not match. They
are 2 mm offset.
So I'm going to secure the connector using 1 or 2
tywraps. Or something like that like a tooth stick
that interlocks the two clips )