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24-pin cable to 20-pin motherboard
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:05 am
by Luke M
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
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:29 am
by Nicias
Plug it in, leaving the appropriate 4 pins just dangling off the end:
http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnec ... l#24into20
Re: 24-pin cable to 20-pin motherboard
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:43 am
by mkk
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
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:05 am
by Luke M
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.
Re: 24-pin cable to 20-pin motherboard
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:07 am
by Luke M
mkk wrote:There are also 24->20pin adaptor cables for non-divideable 24pin supplies, to make the connecting simpler.
I looked but couldn't find any for sale.