RE: PC Power Supplies

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Be careful powering up a m/b without the extra vcore 12v connector
connected. I did that a couple of years ago and blew up a main board!
Possibly just a bad design on that particular board although it was an asus
board. Everything else was fine, just forgot to connect the additional
supply.

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Tim Hawes
> Sent: 06 May 2008 07:19
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] PC Power Supplies
>
> Great, many thanks Phil.
>
> Just for info, the manual calls this 4-pin connector Vcore power and
> it's located adjacent to the CPU (Athlon XP).
>
> So, there's still a chance that this cobbled-together PC will work ;-)
> Just need to find a computer shop in Leatherhead today, or its Maplins
> on the way home tonight.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Tim.
>
> On 5/6/08, Phil Harris <phil@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > > Just one last question, would you expect the mobo to
boot-up
> without
> > > this
> > > > 4-pin connector in place?
> > >
> > > Not 100% sure of that- if it was a PCI graphics card then
maybe.
> This
> > > bit is more of a worry though-
> >
> > I'm pretty sure that additional power header was for the
additional
> CPU load
> > and is *NOT* the same as the additional 4 Pins on the big ATX
power
> > connector...
> >
> > ...in fact I was so sure I just pulled the side off my PC and on
my
> very
> > recent mobo (bought last weekend) it has *BOTH* a 24-Pin ATX
power
> connector
> > *AND* an 4-Pin power connector. Both need to be fully powered and
the
> 4-Pin
> > is right up by the CPU socket so I doubt that it is for graphics
> cards (they
> > tended to have power connectors on the boards) but still believe
it
> to be
> > for additional CPU power.
> >
> > My old Athlon machine (just tried it) does bugger all without the
> additional
> > 4-Pin power cable connected.
> >
> > Phil
>
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