Hey guys im an old AthlonXp user and deciced to go ahead and upgrade my system to an Athlon64.
i purchased an Athlon64 3800 and an asus A8N-vm/csm mobo,also purchased a XFX GeForce 7600gt pci-e card.I got home this afternoon and put all this in to find that the motherboard had a 24 pin power connector and my power supply has a 20.The ps connector would fit if put to one side so i hooked it up and all lights came on all fans were running but no post or beeps,and neither of my dvd drives would open but the light on my plextor dvd burner comes on and stays on.the rest of the parts (ram,hd,etc) are in the pc that im typing on right now so i know there ok.Do i need the 20 to 24 converter or a new power supply or do i have other problems?The current power supply is Thermaltake 420w.
thanks in advance
JB
i purchased an Athlon64 3800 and an asus A8N-vm/csm mobo,also purchased a XFX GeForce 7600gt pci-e card.I got home this afternoon and put all this in to find that the motherboard had a 24 pin power connector and my power supply has a 20.The ps connector would fit if put to one side so i hooked it up and all lights came on all fans were running but no post or beeps,and neither of my dvd drives would open but the light on my plextor dvd burner comes on and stays on.the rest of the parts (ram,hd,etc) are in the pc that im typing on right now so i know there ok.Do i need the 20 to 24 converter or a new power supply or do i have other problems?The current power supply is Thermaltake 420w.
thanks in advance
JB