Can a Emachines PSU be used to power a regular ATX motherboard?

[KennyH]

Hi all, I have a Emachines PSU that I would like to use for a project I am working on. The PSU wires at the ATX connector look identical to a regular ATX PSU except that it is missing the one white wire. Does anyone know what this wire is for? Are these PSU's for use only on Emachines motherboards? I just don't want to plug it in a see sparks or hear a loud pop.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[oldman420]

as cheap as psus are i wouldnt take the chance myself. if it were generic thats one thing but emachines is def oem stuff

 

[KennyH]

anyone else?

 

[Ages120]

Well you might hear a loud pop and see sparks if you use that PSU.

 

[NokiaDude]

If it was black, I'd say go ahead, but white is a power rail. . . I think . . .

 

[KennyH]

Ok thanks, will not try it out. Going to use a different one.

 

[MrCodeDude]

Probably not. My Compaq had like a 175 watt PSU.

 

[FreakyGuy]

It'd be like sticking a Hyundai engine in a Corvette.

 

[ShawnD1]

My Emachines piece of crap has such a garbage PSU that it started to crash after I bought a Radeon 7200. I looked at how much power it was rated for and it said 120W.

If you want your computer to fail in 3D games due to a lack of power, use the Emachines PSU.