24-pin cable to 20-pin motherboard
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24-pin cable to 20-pin motherboard
What's the easiest way to connect a 24-pin power supply (not 20/24-pin detachable) to a 20-pin motherboard?
Re: 24-pin cable to 20-pin motherboard
Plug it in, leaving the appropriate 4 pins just dangling off the end:
http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnec ... l#24into20
http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnec ... l#24into20
Re: 24-pin cable to 20-pin motherboard
There are also 24->20pin adaptor cables for non-divideable 24pin supplies, to make the connecting simpler.
Re: 24-pin cable to 20-pin motherboard
Ah! It doesn't fit, though. So I guess I will just saw off the extra 4 pins. It ruins the power supply for modern motherboards, but it's a crappy 300W Bestec (from an HP) anyway.Nicias wrote:Plug it in, leaving the appropriate 4 pins just dangling off the end:
http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnec ... l#24into20
Last edited by Luke M on Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:08 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: 24-pin cable to 20-pin motherboard
I looked but couldn't find any for sale.mkk wrote:There are also 24->20pin adaptor cables for non-divideable 24pin supplies, to make the connecting simpler.