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Old 10-27-2011   #35
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The PSU in the 60GB models is rated at 380W, almost all of that is for those two pins...although it never actually uses that much. If you find a PC PSU with at least 30A on a single 12V rail, that should be enough. I would solder 2 or 3 of the 12V lines from a single rail to one wire, two or three of the grounds to the other wire. I am sure you know the trick for turning on an ATX PSU with a resistor...you can use a relay triggered by the 3.3V line from the mainboard to do this. You would then want to wire the 5V standby wire that is on the ATX power connector to the 5V line(s) going to the mainboard.
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