About to test boot where does 4 pin molex go?

[Finns14]

I have a 600 watt modular PSU. I have the 24 pin cable in the supplemental 8 pin for the CPU but the PSU has a 4 pin cable built in and I am not sure where it attaches to. Please help

 

[bononos]

You're confusing and I don't know what you posted. The 24pin doesn't have an 8pin breakaway, I'm sure its a 4pin breakaway for really old mbs. The 4 pin p4 connector is standard on psus unless you've got something really old and need to use a molex->p4 converter.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

RTFM!

Let's be a bit nicer in the technical forums, okay?
-ViRGE

 

[SViscusi]

Odds are very likely that it's not a 4 pin molex but a 4 pin 12v atx/eps cable, two yellow two black, if your motherboard has a matching 4 pin connector, plug it into there.

 

[DSF]

Step one is reading the motherboard manual if you haven't already.

Step two, if you've done that and are still confused, is to be more specific in your post, and even provide pics if possible.

 

[Finns14]

Sorry commas would have helped and thank you its just for older MOBO's and the PSU has a terrible manual to be honest

 

[RadiclDreamer]

RTFM!

This helps a ton, its responses like this that are killing good communities. This guy/gal comes here for help and gets the kind of answer I would only expect on linux forums. If you don't have anything constructive to add, please keep your posts to yourself. The above adds exactly zero to the conversation.

 

[corkyg]

Most current PSUs have several Molex plugs, usually in tandem with SATA power plugs. They can be used whereever needed to power devices. Many video cards also require supplemental power. There are also Molex to SATA power converters if needed. And, if all devices now have power, there's no requirement to connect further power cables from the PSU.

 

[mfenn]

Step one is reading the motherboard manual if you haven't already.

Step two, if you've done that and are still confused, is to be more specific in your post, and even provide pics if possible.

Agree. The motherboard manual will indicate which connectors you need to use and have diagrams of each. You don't need to use every plug that is provided by the PSU.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

This helps a ton, its responses like this that are killing good communities. This guy/gal comes here for help and gets the kind of answer I would only expect on linux forums. If you don't have anything constructive to add, please keep your posts to yourself. The above adds exactly zero to the conversation.

Please dear sir, if you read the motherboard manual, it will answer your question and others. Many motherboard manuals even have pictures to guide the inexperienced. Have a nice day.

The OP provided no specifications or nomenclature for the motherboard he's using. Reading the manual or even asking where to find the manual if he doesn't have one, wasn't asked.

I'm paying by the pixel here. Read the fracking manual! Feel better?

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Please dear sir, if you read the motherboard manual, it will answer your question and others. Many motherboard manuals even have pictures to guide the inexperienced. Have a nice day.

The OP provided no specifications or nomenclature for the motherboard he's using. Reading the manual or even asking where to find the manual if he doesn't have one, wasn't asked.

I'm paying by the pixel here. Read the fracking manual! Feel better?

Much better that way, often times its not what you post, but the manner in which its posted. Yes, the manual is the best place to look, but "rtfm" type posts are what send a good tech forum down the drain fast. Not trying to be bossy or anything, I just hate to see AT go the way so many other good tech sites have.