power connections P4T-E ???

[tcas]

upgrading to Asus P4T-E and 1.7ghz cpu...

presently running P2 350 with a 300watt PC Power and cooling power supply.

PowerandCooling make a connector to jump from standard 12v lead to the 4 pin connection on MB, and have that ordered.

What about the 6 pin "Auxpwr" connector on the MB?

Is it necessary to power that connector?

Felt that the 300watt PowerandCooling supply would do the job...but not sure about additional 6 pin...the P4 rated supplies have that addtional power lead.

Thanks for help on what might be an obvious question, but couldn't find a difinitive answer anywhere...

tcas

 

[hwstock]

<< upgrading to Asus P4T-E and 1.7ghz cpu...

presently running P2 350 with a 300watt PC Power and cooling power supply.

PowerandCooling make a connector to jump from standard 12v lead to the 4 pin connection on MB, and have that ordered.

What about the 6 pin "Auxpwr" connector on the MB?

Is it necessary to power that connector?

Felt that the 300watt PowerandCooling supply would do the job...but not sure about additional 6 pin...the P4 rated supplies have that addtional power lead.

Thanks for help on what might be an obvious question, but couldn't find a difinitive answer anywhere...
tcas >>



I actually booted the system and loaded win98se before I realized that I hadn't connected the auxpwr. However, my system is rather lightly loaded --only one PCI slot taken (though I do have 1 GB RDRAM and a radeon 32 MB card).

On alt.comp.perips.mainboard.asus , I think I saw several comments about people not connecting the auxpwr, yet still having apparently functional systems.

You could get a 300W Sparkle, P4-approved power supply from www.newegg.com for $34, should all else fail.

 

[tcas]

hwstock....

thanks for the info and taking the time to respond...Merry Christmas

 

[hwstock]

<< hwstock....

thanks for the info and taking the time to respond...Merry Christmas >>



Go here for a google newsgroup search:

search on auxpwr & p4t-e

...interesting reading!