Modify 24 pin SMPS to Dell Optilex 8 pin SMPS

Hello guys today I am going to share an intelligent idea of Modifying general 24 pin SMPS to Dell optilex 3020/ 7020 / 9020 / T1700 SMPS model
i.e 8 pin.

This idea came to me when mine of ce Dell optilex  3020 SMPS was red by surge voltage from short circuit. First, I tried with replacing another
new SMPS of same model but due to unavailability in market I prefer of hacking 24/20 port SMPS which was easily available.

24 pin SMPS

1st step: 

Map the both SMPS pin con guration. I google the 24 pin SMPS pin con guration and found out but I couldn’t found out the 8 pin SMPS
con guration so I measured voltage and signal with multi meter from another working Optilex SMPS and found out those pin con guration.
24 pin SMPS pin con guration

 
Optilex 8 pin SMPS pin con guartion

2nd step:

After mapping the both SMPS pin con guration cut down listed  24 pin SMPS wires.

3 yellow wires (2 from 24 port and 1 from any other molex socket)
3 black wires
1 green wire (same for both SMPS)
1 grey wire (same for both SMPS)

3rd step:

Then connect :

2 yellow wires (24 pin) –> 2 white wires (8 pin)

3 black wires (24 pin) –> 3 black wires (8 pin)
1 grey wire (24 pin) –> 1 grey wire (8 pin)

Then, now we are going to do a intelligent trick as there is no 12v stand by voltage (VSB) pins in 24 pin SMPS as there is +5v VSB. There are two
tricks for that.

First is to use voltage shifter IC to shift voltage from +5v VSB to +12v VSB, which needs IC and other electronics so why to do it if there is simple
trick. 🙂

Second is to use another +12v supply (yellow wire from 24 pin SMPS) as +12v VSB in 8 pin SMPS. But, doing only these can run your PC. Yes or No?

Answer is NO. The main hack lies here. To run a PC, rstly the SMPS must give the output to the PC_ON signal(green wire) and Voltage Standby (VSB) and
after the PC_ON signal is grounded then only the SMPS gives output to other remainig pins. So the  12v (yellow wire) we have used  only turns ON after the
PC_ON signal is grounded. So in order to rstly output through the +12v pins short the PC_ON(green wire) signal to ground(black wire).

After doing this your connection must be as below :

2 yellow wires (24 pin) –> 2 white wires (8 pin)

3 black wires (24 pin) –> 3 black wires (8 pin)
1 grey wire (24 pin) –> 1 grey wire (8 pin)
 1 yellow wires (24 pin) –> 1 purple wire (8 pin)
 Short green and black wire (24 pins)

Green and Black wire Short.

4th step:

Finally now it is time to assemble and in your PC and test it.

After giving power to PC instantly your CPU and SMPS fan runs and you may worry. But, don’t worry it is due to the short done with green and black
wire. But your PC motherboard gets power only after you switch on the power button on CPU. So, you can happily use your PC.

Final SMPS

Happy Hacking !

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baskotasushan / April 17, 2016 / Engineering / #dell, #hacking, #smps

2 thoughts on “Modify 24 pin SMPS to Dell Optilex 8 pin SMPS”

Jason Roberts
January 3, 2018 at 12:11 am

Thanks a million. I have successfully connected a 450w regular atx psu to my dell 5040MT i5 using your guide. Works rst time 100%.

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baskotasushan 
January 3, 2018 at 12:23 am

Wow, nice to hear that Jason! I am very glad that it works.

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