Meh.. another question..

[Natalya1]

ok, here is another stupid message.

You have a powersupply with a 20-pin connecter that goes on the mother board. HOWEVER, the motherboard has a 24-pin connecter. the 20 pin still fits in, there are 4 spare pins, will this work? or must you have a powersupply with a 24-pin connector?

sorry these are stupid newbie questions my mates are asking me but i dont know jack about hardware.

thanx

Nat =D

 

[mammikoura]

It should work. But u can buy those small converters that change the pins from 20 to 24. Something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812201001

 

[bigbondfan]

worked with mine! the manual said it supported 20-pin power supply

 

[Kage]

Yeah, I've heard it works, but it makes me wonder what those 4 extra pins are...

There not by any chance for Earth or something, for protection?

 

[bigbondfan]

the 4 unused are +12v, +5v, Detect, Ground. +12v and +5v happen to be right above these 4, so i figured it was safe. Plus the manual said it was for a 20-pin

 

[Kage]

Ground will be the same as earth.

This would stop, if there was a power surge from the system, it blowing up...