- Nov 30, 2008
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So I bought a PC Power & Cooling Power Supply (S47D) intended for a Dell Dimension E521 that PC P&C claimed was compatible. Well the power supply didn't fit into the case, wtf!
Anyhow, I ended up keeping the supply as it wasn't worth shipping back and repurposing it for my internal use. I just bought a XFX nForce 730a that has a 8-pin 12V connector. Well my powersupply only has one 4-pin 12V connector and a 20-pin power connector. My motherboard doesn't seem to boot with only one 4-pin connector connected to 8-pin connector on the motherboard with the 20-pin.
So here are some questions:
1. Should I just buy the molex to 4-pin adapter and that should work?
2. Is PC Power & Cooling a quality manufacturer of power supply? I have always used Antec and Seasonic. Never heard of PC Power & Cooling and after that fiasco I'm not so sure about them....
Help would be much appreciated and I did read the post about "Splitting of the 12V rail". It only partially made sense.
Anyhow, I ended up keeping the supply as it wasn't worth shipping back and repurposing it for my internal use. I just bought a XFX nForce 730a that has a 8-pin 12V connector. Well my powersupply only has one 4-pin 12V connector and a 20-pin power connector. My motherboard doesn't seem to boot with only one 4-pin connector connected to 8-pin connector on the motherboard with the 20-pin.
So here are some questions:
1. Should I just buy the molex to 4-pin adapter and that should work?
2. Is PC Power & Cooling a quality manufacturer of power supply? I have always used Antec and Seasonic. Never heard of PC Power & Cooling and after that fiasco I'm not so sure about them....
Help would be much appreciated and I did read the post about "Splitting of the 12V rail". It only partially made sense.