Removing a floppy connector

[johnked6]

Hi, I have a Radeon 9800 pro that has a floppy connector for power to the card. I find that it is quite difficult to remove the floppy connector as it seems very fragile. Does anyone know of a trick or tips to disconnect the floppy connector safely?

 

[nineball9]

Floppy connector? Perhaps a 4-wire cable to your CD/DVD player. (Allows for direct playing of audio CD's.) The 9800 power connector is a standard molex...

Inspect the 4-wire connector closely. You can grab the plastic part of the plug and pull it without straining the wires.

 

[johnked6]

My concern is that it seems to take a lot of force to pull it out. Was just wondering if there's a safer method that doesn't require so much force.

 

[MrChad]

Floppy connector?

Here is a picture of your card. Are you referring to the connector at the top of the picture (white plug, 4-pin)?

 

[johnked6]

I mean the 4 pin molex that is used to power the card. Its the same power cable that you use to power up a floppy drive. In this pic you can see it at the top of the card, near the center.

http://216.239.39.104/search?q...msi+9800+pro&hl=en

 

[MrChad]

Ah, interesting. I don't have any real suggestions for removing the sucker. It should slide right off.

 

[Smilin]

Count your blessings. The one on my old 9700 pro was prone to coming loose.

 

[Zepper]

You could try to get a small screwdriver or knife blade in between the connector shell and the latch tongue (the plastic piece that is under the connector when you slide it in place).
.bh.

:moon:

 

[jackschmittusa]

Here are some replacement molex connectors that may be a solution for you:easy grip connectors

 

[Zepper]

Yeah, those connectors are cool - http://www.jab-tech.com sells them the cheapest of anywhere I've found. The kit even includes a pin extractor which usually costs more than the entire kit. Unfortunately he's talking a small 3" floppy connector - those are the large drive power connectors.
.bh.

 

[BespinReactorShaft]

Strange. My 9800pro has a 4-pin power connector (same as those for 3.5" HDDs) and I suppose it's to power the on-board fan. I thought the board itself derives power from the PCI bus.

 

[Zepper]

No, that connector supplies extra power to the card itself - it can't get enough via the bus alone!!! :shocked:
.bh.