Removing Pci-e power cables?

[Corporate Thug]

is there any tool that will allow me to remove the plastic header?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage...00+ATX12V+500W+Power+Supply+%2D+Retail

for wire management purposes...

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Yes, you need an ATX tool. That is the basic design of them. This is the tool I have, and it has served me very well. Although if you can find it somewhere else, it will be cheaper, I'm sure.

PS -- This tool works for 24-pin, 20-pin, 4-pin aux power, 6-pin aux power, 6-pin PCIe power, 8-pin aux power (server), and 3-pin fan header connectors... Basically everything except molex 4-pin power connectors.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo
Yes, you need an ATX tool. That is the basic design of them. This is the tool I have, and it has served me very well. Although if you can find it somewhere else, it will be cheaper, I'm sure.

PS -- This tool works for 24-pin, 20-pin, 4-pin aux power, 6-pin aux power, 6-pin PCIe power, 8-pin aux power (server), and 3-pin fan header connectors... Basically everything except molex 4-pin power connectors.

thanx FMC.

One more question: Is it a PITA or fairly easy to remove the connectors?

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo
Yes, you need an ATX tool. That is the basic design of them. This is the tool I have, and it has served me very well. Although if you can find it somewhere else, it will be cheaper, I'm sure.

PS -- This tool works for 24-pin, 20-pin, 4-pin aux power, 6-pin aux power, 6-pin PCIe power, 8-pin aux power (server), and 3-pin fan header connectors... Basically everything except molex 4-pin power connectors.

thanx FMC.

One more question: Is it a PITA or fairly easy to remove the connectors?

Once you get practice in, it's no problem at all. I would suggest working on a dead PSU or something before working on your good equipment though. But they aren't that bad. After one or two connectors, you will have it down...

 

[Zepper]

The first one FMC linked was a power Molex tool (for M/F large connedtors like for optical drives, PATA HDDs, etc.) not an ATX tool. The second one is an ATX tool and seeing that Frozen is OOS, jab-tech.com carried that one too (I guess he doesn't as the price of the Sunbeam kit (http://www.jab-tech.com/Sunbeam-PSU-Modding-toolkit-pr-3131.html) has come down - get that kit and you'll be covered for connector work.

.bh.