Re: Computer turns on and then just dies

Paul <[email protected]> wrote:

> VanguardLH wrote:
> 
>> Some PSUs still have cabling for floppy drives.  There are adapters to
>> change to sata power.  Are those safe to use for sata power?
> 
> There might be one of those floppy connectors on the supply.
> Maybe a supply older than my collection, had one of those on the end of both looms.
> 
> http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html
> 
>   "The four pin floppy drive cable showed up
>    when PCs started including 3.5 inch floppy drives."
> 
>    Socket housing   Socket          Maximum current per circuit
>    AMP 171822-4     AMP 170262-1    3 amps
> 
> That means you could draw 3 amps from +12V and 3 amps from +5V.
> At a stretch, that's two hard drives off one "adapter",
> assuming you can find a "floppy connector to two SATA 15p"
> adapter. It is basically the same situation, as a SATA to two SATA
> adapter.

For floppy to SATA adapter, I've seen a 1-to-1 adapter: just 1 SATA
connector.  I've probably got one in my computer parts drawer.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Jy4OQLe8L.jpg

To its SATA end, a 1-to-2 (one SATA to double SATA) cable could get
used.  That would put 2 SATA drives on the 1 floppy output from the PSU.
Depends on how old is the OP's PSU as to whether or not it has a floppy
power output.  

Looks like his ASUS F1A75 was introduced around 2011.  I didn't see a
floppy header on that mobo.  It is also a mini-ITX mobo which affords
little expandability.  Looks like the OP is interested in getting a new
PSU, anyway.