GordanFreeman Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I've just about finished my first build, and everything went well until i got to CPU power. My mobo has an 8-pin power connector, and I only have two 4 pins. My question is whether or not It'll be sufficient to have two 4 pins plugged in at the same time instead of one 8-pin. And if not, are there any quick fixes, like a converter for an 8-pin, so that I wouldn't have to buy a new power supply? "El que no arriesga no gana" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryomancer Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Does it look like the one on the left? If so, just plug it in to the 8 pin socket, making sure it's neat to the side, i.e. not in the middle. It should work, that's what mine does, and another pc I've built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordanFreeman Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 Oh ok, thanks alot for the help. Also, which CPU do you use? "El que no arriesga no gana" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryomancer Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 By cpu I assume you meant motherboard? I've got a Foxconn one, it does the job. See the 8 pin socket just to the left of the cpu area, I just have my single 4 pin connector in the top 4, and my pc works fine. [hide=][/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJoe Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I understand it as the ATX12V connector is splitted? Just connect them together with the little clip and connect to the mobo. Otherwise do as pryo said, use a molex cable. J'adore aussi le sexe et les snuff moviesJe trouve que ce sont des purs moments de vieJe ne me reconnais plus dans les gensJe suis juste un cas désespérantEt comme personne ne viendra me réclamerJe terminerai comme un objet retrouvé Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordanFreeman Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 I understand it as the ATX12V connector is splitted? Just connect them together with the little clip and connect to the mobo. Otherwise do as pryo said, use a molex cable. Thanks for telling me that, I hadn't realized that they connected together. So, now I guess I have an 8 pin. But, when I try to boot up, nothing displays on the monitor. My motherboard has a little LED thing at the bottom that can display POST codes, and it keeps going from "00" to "E8" to "01" to "b2". Then it just repeats the cycle over and over again. Any idea what's up? "El que no arriesga no gana" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJoe Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Yes, it's one cable, but most come 4+4 splitter for flexability (as 20+4). I have no idea what those codes mean, since i don't know your motherboard model. First, check in the manual for the mobo if there any explanations for the codes. Secondly, go to your manufacturers homepage, or search on the web. I mean it could be anything, bad ram/graphics card etc... J'adore aussi le sexe et les snuff moviesJe trouve que ce sont des purs moments de vieJe ne me reconnais plus dans les gensJe suis juste un cas désespérantEt comme personne ne viendra me réclamerJe terminerai comme un objet retrouvé Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordanFreeman Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 I'm happy to say that I got it working, guys. Thanks so much for your help. "El que no arriesga no gana" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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