Power supply connection problems, urgent!

[awh10]

I need some urgent help. I?m currently upgrading what once was my old computer but now is almost all completely new. I purchased a Sparkle Power FSP550-60PLN-B and I am now wondering if I purchased the wrong type of psu.

I have a DFI Lan Party UT nF4 Ultra D socket 939 motherboard, it has the 24pin main power connector but also a 4-pin +12v connector as well. The power supply has a 6-pin and an 8-pin connector but no 4-pin besides the regular molex ones.

Do I need to get an adapter and for which connector? Is there such a thing or should I RMA and eat the restocking fee? Do I really need to supply power to that connector? This is the first time I?ve ever dealt with power supply issues and any help would be much, much appreciated. I've searched around and couldn't find any answers. My sanity and what's left of my hairline thanks you already.

 

[mechBgon]

I'd return it and exchange for maybe a Fortron Blue Storm or one of the Enermax ATX2.0 models. You do need to provide power to your 4-pin ATX12V fitting. You can buy an adapter that'll power the ATX12V four-pin fitting using a standard drive plug, if you want to hunt around for one locally, however.

 

[jackschmittusa]

What is EPS12V? EPS12V is a special, non-ATX standard adopted by the Server System Infrastructure (SSI) group to provide a more powerful and stable environment for critical server-based systems and applications. EPS12V equipment is not compatible with standard ATX or ATX12V PCs found in homes and offices. Power supplies built to the EPS12V standard include a 24-pin motherboard power connector and an 8-pin +12V connector.

You will have to exchange it unless there is some kind of adapter for it.

 

[boshuter]

Originally posted by: jackschmittusa
What is EPS12V? EPS12V is a special, non-ATX standard adopted by the Server System Infrastructure (SSI) group to provide a more powerful and stable environment for critical server-based systems and applications. EPS12V equipment is not compatible with standard ATX or ATX12V PCs found in homes and offices. Power supplies built to the EPS12V standard include a 24-pin motherboard power connector and an 8-pin +12V connector.

You will have to exchange it unless there is some kind of adapter for it.

Actually some EPS psu's do have the 4pin connector. My Antec 550 EPS has it.

 

[awh10]

Thanks for all the advice, I really appreciate everyone's help. On the listing for the psu it says:

Complied with ATX and ATX12V standard

So is the info wrong or is it not compatible with an ATX motherboard? I also did some more searching and found this adapter:

Link

Would something like that work if it indeed was ATX12V compliant? I most likely will return it but I found in the sigs of several posters to various forums that they used a similar Sparkle/Fortron psu with a 939 motherboard. I'm confused. Would an adapter be less reliable than a native plug? Again thanks for your help.

 

[boshuter]

It should work fine with that adapter.

 

[awh10]

Thanks for all the advice. After much hand wringing I decided I'm just going to return it and get another, most likely the Blue Storm. It was my first choice but no one had it in stock at the time of the purchase. This teaches me I should read more carefully. Again thanks for the help I really appreciated it.