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Additional 4-pin power connector on motherboard [closed]
Do I need to connect the ATX12V 4-pin power connector in addition to the standard EPS12V 8-pin power connector on my motherboard? If not, will damage result if I do?
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PC will only turn on if I position the PSU ATX power cable in a certain way
The past 3 days I've been trying to fix this issue. I just bought a new motherboard and CPU, but I've ran into a problem. My computer will not turn on unless I'm pulling/pushing/positioning the PSU ...
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Can I swap the power cables for the motherboard at the PSU socker?
The last time I built a PC was when the Pentium was the new hotness. However, I have decided to build my own instead of buying a new PC.
I'm a bit confused with this modular power supply cable ...
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EVGA GT1300 doesn't power 4TB Dell SAS drives from its SATA connectors, but does when connected to Molex; Why?
I've been having problems with enrolling some SAS hard drives (on a ZFS ZOL system of mine).
I had an EVGA 600w power supply. I thought maybe it was that or cables. I replaced the cables, still had ...
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Damage marks on PC power cable/socket
The problem:
Yesterday i started to experience stable shut downs when playing Far Cry 5, which lead me to checking everything power related and thus discovering some sort of damage marks on both the ...
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What is the max USB cable type-A male to type-c male Volt/current/Wattage possible?
I am struggling to understand USB type-C specifications in terms of power supply,
It took me a lot to figure out about USB data bandwidth but now that type-C is used to charge mobiles I need to learn ...
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How much power output can an 8-pin to 2x 6+2-pin connector output?
A common cable included in modern modular PSU's is the 8-pin to 2x 6+2 pin. However, based on reading (such as PCI-e Power - Does 6 + 2 Equal 8?) an 8-pin is effectively the same as a 6+2 pin. If that'...
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Can a non-detachable USB-C charging cable from a laptop charger be extended?
I have an Acer Swift 3 laptop that charges from a 65W USB-C wall charger it came with. The cable is ~4ft long, but I need it to be a foot longer to comfortably reach the laptop on my desk. ...
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Are there different kinds of SATA power connectors, and if so, what terminology do I need to distinguish them?
I have two power cables that I'm trying to use to hook up multiple hard drives in an Unraid system. Both look superficially like this:
...with a 6-pin connector like this that goes into the power ...
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Dell T3600 Front Panel Issue
I am having the weirdest issue with a Dell T3600 I cannot figure out, and any help is appreciated. I know this is going to be long, and I appreciate the time anyone takes to read this and help me. I ...
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Powering USB Cable From Different Head
I Have a Mikrotik RB951UI-2HND router, and a Huawei E5577 Modem Wi-Fi with modded firmware so it can run without battery (directly from power source). So I want to connect the two together with USB ...
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Do I need to buy a different PSU?
I recently bought a 750W power supply with intent of using it for my 3070 gpu. When I installed it I noticed that the only cables left remaining where the ones in the photo below. Clearly I messed up. ...
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Lost 24 pin to 24 pin+2 pin(mini) splitter that came PC case, cannot use touch panel. What to do?
I'll preface this by saying that I don't know much about cables/electricity. I got this limited edition case called the InWin Tou back in 2014 and never got the actual parts to build a PC with it ...
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Extending monitor power supply DC cable
I have 3 LG monitors mounted on my desk.
Two of those are barely reachable by the DC power cable: it is only 1.2m long and I need at least 50cm more for it to fit in my cable management system. So at ...
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2x 4 Pin CPU cable in EATX12V
I have the be quiet! power 9 psu and the asus prime b450-plus motherboard I'm using a external graphics card and a NVME SDD so I guess it'll use 2 PCIe ports.
The manual says I have to plug in a 8 pin ...
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First computer build. Will not power on when connect CPU power cable
My 11 year old son and I have been building his first computer after he received most of the components for Christmas.
We have a MPGX570 Gaming Plus Motherboard (MSI) with AMD processor. When we try ...
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Which SATA power cable is standard?, and why are there 2 standards?
Pictured are two visually identical SATA Power cables, meant to connect to a PSU (the other end of each cable, not pictured, connects to a SATA drive). They're only distinguishable by the metal inside ...
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PSU has 2 PCI-e cables, and I don't know how to use their endings or if I need to use ONLY one cable
I've started to assemble my new PC and when I've finally attached my Gygabyte NVIDIA GPU (GTX 760), it needs some kind of PSU power, in the form of 6 + 8 holed socket.
So far so good.
My PSU (Cooler ...
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I plugged in a molex cable the wrong way and the power supply exploded. Did it kill my hard drive?
I bought a cheap kit allowing me to use a 3.5 SATA hard drive with a laptop, by plugging it in with USB. It still requires external power supply so I used an adapter that came with this kit but I ...
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How to replace my power supply safely?
If something is powered from a 9 V and 1 A supply, you can replace it with a 9 V and 1 or more amp supply. How would one calculate if it is safe to replace it with a less voltage and less amperage ...
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Using two 2-pin power cable together as 4-pin (CPU ATX)
My main-board needs 4-pin ATX CPU power, but my power supply (1000W) has two 2-pins. Can I use these two 2-pins together and how? Also, my power supply has 6-pin and 8-pin cables too.
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Powering 8 pin GPU with 6 pin + Molex
My new graphics card (XFX RX 480 4GB) has one 8-pin power connector. I have Z600 workstation which has limited PSU connectors, one 6-pin connector and 1 additional rail that connects my hard disk and ...
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6-pin PCIe cable for 8-pin PCIe graphics card (GTX 1070 for HP Z820)?
Forgive me, if this has been asked before: While researching I found countless similar threads, yet virtually all of them involved a weaker power supply unit (PSU) than the one I am using. So, just to ...
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How can I guess if a USB cable will power my devices?
I've had problems with one long (4 meter) USB Mini-B to USB Type-A cable not being able to boot a 2.5'' external hard disc due to not supplying enough current. On top of that, the cable used a Type-A ...
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How to extend the DC part of my laptop power cable without experiencing voltage problems?
I use my laptop for extended periods on the mains in two different rooms of the house, and for ease of use I keep a separate power cable in each room. In one of the rooms I need to extend this cable.
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PC's original power cable rated 13A/125V, can a 10A/125V cable be used instead?
A PC using an HX850 power supply (850W) had an original power cable rated 13A/125V but that cable is lost. (I know the original cable rating because I have other computers the exact same spec that ...
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Advice on repining molex 43025 20pin
So here's the deal, I've got a older ibm server and it only has 8 sas connections but supports additional 4 with additional board. Got the board, fairly cheap but the thing is the power cable is so ...
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Sparks when Touching Case with Thunderbolt Connector. Is this Normal?
I just got a Pegasus Promise2 M4 RAID back from repair. There was a problem with the power supply. Just before I connected the Thunderbolt cable, I noticed lots of sparks between the ground of the ...
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PSU pop/spark with (0/1) set to 0 (off) and turning power on at wall
I've just built a mining rig with a GameMax 1350 Watt PSU, 4 rx570 8gb gpus's and 2 rx570 4gb gpus. Each gpu has its own dedicated power line from the psu providing 8+6 pin into the gpu, with 6 PCI-E ...
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Can a QuickCharge 3.0 or Type A USB charger charge my Nexus 5X just as fast as a 5V/3A charger? [closed]
I've got a Nexus 5X phone which does not support QuickCharge, but it does support 'fast charging' through a 5V/3A USB Type C charger.
Normally I charge it with a Type C 5V/3A charger, and a USB Type ...
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