Re: OK you use old 20 pin PSU?

On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:39:39 -0600, Grinder <grinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On 12/31/2011 12:12 PM, Allen Drake wrote:
On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:08:07 -0600, GlowingBlueMist
<GlowingBlueMist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 12/31/2011 5:05 AM, Allen Drake wrote:

I have an old PSU that only has a 20 pin connector. I connected it to
a board and it ran fine but when it started I got a message that MS
recommended the 24 pin connector. I removed and replaced it but is
there a way I can add that extra 4 pins and use the power supply?

Al.

Do a quick Google search using "20 to 24 pin adapter power supply" minus
the quotes.

The adapter cables appear to be around $3.00 and will do the trick for
you as long as the power supply will handle the load of your new system.

There sure are a lot of cheap PSUs:

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=20+to+24+pin+adapter+power+supply&sqi=2&cid=10578191554038514366&ei=Z0__Ts-ULYOmmwfoj-3xCw&ved=0CA0QrRI#

It makes me wonder if any of them are worth trying. I have always
been willing to pay top dollar for a well known unit that might even
be over priced rather then take any chances.

I stick to reputable brands after I had a budget unit go out, taking a
motherboard and hard drive with it.

My thoughts exactly. I consider myself extremely lucky in all these
years I have never lost anything of value in that manner that I can
remember. I did have a cheap PSU blow up with my face inches away.
Luckily I was right nest to my clean underwear drawer. The unit came
with a case that I bought in a M&P brick and mortar computer shop. I
even expressed how I felt about those PSUs when I purchased it but
they had no comment. I have found time and time again those shops care
little about anything but their bottom line. I am not sad to see any
of them go away.

.

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