24 pin power supply 20 pin mobo... HELP!!!

[song414]

I bought a 24 pin power supply and i realized i only have a 20 pin mobo. Its a asrock mobo and I was wondering if i could still use the powersupply. It is a corsair 520w powersupply.

I looked for adapters and all i can find is a adapter for 24pin mobos with 20 pin power supply, not the other way around. Help would be appreciated.

 

[coolpurplefan]

Look closely at the end of the connector. Does it look like you can detach a small section at the end? A lot of power supplies now are 20+4 pins which means you can detach 4 pins.

EDIT: I just checked it. If it's model number CMPSU-520HX, then it's 20+4. You should be able to snap off the extra 4 pins.

 

[SparkyJJO]

The corsair PSUs have that extra 4 pins able to unclip for the older 20 pin mobos. It just pulls apart. You can clip it back on later when you get a 24pin mobo.