Installing ATX PSU in HP Z600

[Krkseg1ops]

Hi guys,

I decided to swap my power supply in HP Z600 to an ATX one. I ordered 24pin to 18 pin ATX PSU adapter so I can use this:

http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00158809.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjw5YfHBRDzjNnioYq3_swBEiQArj4pdGHY8LuvuJsATRuf40fbzBwF95yOO3X8upifrpcKzQcaAkzV8P8HAQ


This PSU complies to EPS ATX 12v 2.92 standard which should be good. I will be able to use the ATX mobo cable with the 24-pin to 18-pin adapter, CPU power cable (EPS 12V 8-pin) should also do, as would SATA/Molex cables. My only concern is the 4-pin memory power cable found in the HP Z600 motherboard:

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c01726577

Will I need to make any modifications of the power cables from that Corsair PSU? I know at least one person which swapped HP Z600 PSU for an ATX one and had no issues (sadly I cannot find the link anymore).

Thanks for your input,
Regards

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I doubt it will run on a standard ATX PSU the motherboard is proprietary and the PSU is proprietary and has a different pinout for it's power.

 

[Krkseg1ops]

That's why I bought a dedicated 24-pin ATX PSU to 18-pin HP PSU adapter(which converts the ATX pinout to HP Z600 compatible pinout) and the new power supply is ATX EPSE2.92/SSI compliant so there should be no problems.

 

[DSzymborski]

That's why I bought a dedicated 24-pin ATX PSU to 18-pin HP PSU adapter(which converts the ATX pinout to HP Z600 compatible pinout) and the new power supply is ATX EPSE2.92/SSI compliant so there should be no problems.

While the PSU here is fine, for future reference, ATX compliance doesn't really mean anything since *everyone* says it, whether they're ATX compliant or not. There's no regulatory agency involved, I can more or less claim my sandwich is ATX compliant. Nor is it a general estimation of quality, simply, an extremely low bar on a few basic issues/definitions.

 

[Krkseg1ops]

I only mean that the PSU can run Xeon CPUs as a desktop one, truth be told I wouldn't know what comprises an ATX standard My main concern is the 6-pin memory cable, because others should be fine, molex/sata/eps 8 pin 12v, etc.
This is the pinout of the memory cable:

Pin Color Signal

1 BLK GND
2 WHITE +5VSB
3 BLK GND
4 GREEN V12-M
5 GREEN V12-M
6 N/C OPEN

V12-M is a normal 12v power line(one of the few in HP Z600) and +5VSB is a normal +5v line (red cable) so I shouldn't have problem soldering up this connector.





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