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    Asus P5B do I need 24 pin and 4 pin 12 volt ?

    Hey guys,went and got new psu,everything fired right up,bios sees all drives.Went to install windows,not working! Guess I'll check out the other forums now to try to figure that out,thanks so very much for your replies.I guess this is sometimes harder than it seems huh.
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    Asus P5B do I need 24 pin and 4 pin 12 volt ?

    Thats what I'm concerned about.When I tried it the first time I did it 10 or 15 times checking my connections each time and having someone hold the clip to ensure good contact.I used a Fluke digital multimeter and got absolutely no reading.I just wonder if this psu is just flaky and should I...
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    Asus P5B do I need 24 pin and 4 pin 12 volt ?

    At first yes,nothing.Then I went back to clearing snow,several hours later I tested each component separately and they worked?I then put it back together and it posted,should I be worried about the psu?I have no idea where the short or whatever the problem was came from.Thanks for the answers...
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    Asus P5B do I need 24 pin and 4 pin 12 volt ?

    Hey just found a guide to test psu without psu tester.I shorted pins 13 & 14 and the psu fans spun up,very slowly.Using a digital multimeter there was no output voltages on any of the leads and the fans quit spinning after about 1 minute.
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    Asus P5B do I need 24 pin and 4 pin 12 volt ?

    Hey Jonny thanks so much for your reply,sorry for coming and going but we had a blizzard here in Ohio and I've been clearing snow from driveways all day.Anyway the psu was given to me,supposedly unused.no manual.I did as you said and split the 8 pin.I triple checked! my other connections After...
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    Asus P5B do I need 24 pin and 4 pin 12 volt ?

    Thanks for your replies guys,sorry about not listing psu model.It is an Ultra xfinity 600w I was given.After looking at psu tier chart I think I will just get a better one anyway since all of my other parts are new.
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    Asus P5B do I need 24 pin and 4 pin 12 volt ?

    Hey started new build tonight and I guess I didn't look at my installation guide closely enough.The psu I have does not have both 24 pin and 4 pin connectors,it has the 24 pin that you can separate into 20 and 4 pin.Do I have to have both 24 and 4 pin connectors? Asus p5b motherboard...