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[ale] power supply question
- Subject: [ale] power supply question
- From: lists at caeruleus.info (Giulio)
- Date: Wed Oct 3 10:03:23 2007
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]>
- References: <[email protected]>
On Wednesday 03 October 2007 09:14, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> I just got my new power supply, and I'm not sure if I got the right
> one. It says 20+4 pin ATX12V Main power connector. My old connector
> was 20 pins. Can I actually separate those last 4 pins and plug it
> in to my 20-pin slot???? I really don't want to smoke my
> motherboard..
> It would mean using cutters to plsit that 24 pin connector.
Paul,
I think the new 24 pin connectors are for motherboards that have PCI-e
slots. The additional 4 pins supply power to PCI-e. Guess they make
the additional 4 pin detachable for backwards compatibility to 20 pin
MB.
Giulio