P4 Power

[toshiba3020]

I am building a new p4 system today and the power supply I got, though it said it was p4 compatible, did not have the square 4 pin connector. Does anyone know if I can wire that myself or if I have to order the cable. For a $2-3 cable I am sure Ill pay $7-8 in shipping, and I would like this asap.

Thanks
Garrett.

 

[zzzz]

Try the FS/FT forum, you might get it cheap. Or you can order it from PCpower and cooling for 10 shipped along with some nice thumbscrews.

 

[jamesbond007]

You may not need the adapter. What motherboard are you hooking it up to? I know my Asus P4B266 has the 2x2 power connector as well as a 4-pin Molex connector, so you don't need a "P4 certified PSU". The 4-Pin molex is just a regular "CDROM power" hookup cable.

Some have reported that they don't need anything but the regular ATX power cable hooked up. I know this was reported on the Asus P4T motherboard a while back.

Good luck!

 

[toshiba3020]

The connector I need is the 2x2 pin molex. The board is an Epox, uh, some model with a i850 chip. I will try powering without.

 

[Underclocked]

I think you might have misunderstood. SOME motherboards can use a regular 4 pin molex connector but if yours doesn't have that feature (only one or two exceptions that I know of) you will need the 2x2 connector or adaptor.

 

[toshiba3020]

I understood just fine.

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I tried without the extra power cord and it worked fine. I read into it a little more, it seems intel designed the i850 a little better than the i845. While intel dosent say right out you dont have to use the extra plug with the i850, it dosent give a warning about not using it like on the i845 chips.

Garrett.

 

[Joemonkey]

Is this what you need?

I know $8 is kinda high, and shipping is $6.67 UPS ground... maybe radio shack would have a similar cable?

 

[toshiba3020]

Ya, that is what I needed. I have seen that online, and I didnt want to pay that much.(see first post). I did check at radioshack to see if they had a cable or a connector for one I could wire. But the board works fine without it. If it would not have, though, I would have just wired it myself, cutting a cable from the power supply and soldering it on the board, maybe even taking the time to go find a fitting plug.