Abit AB9 QuadGT

[propolis]

I have bought a new motherboard, PSU unit (470w), assembled all and now I am stuck.

It seems my PSU do not have a connector that will connect to the ATX12V1 connector.

Also, when I looked at 2 of my other PSU's, they do not have this connector either.

Any suggestions much appreciated

[ABIT Sean]

What connectors do you have? All you really need is a 20Pin & a 4pin cable.

[propolis]

I have a 24 pin that goes into ATXPWR1

Then I have a 6 pin thats marked PCI-E

Then I have a spare 4 pin with 1 yellow, 1 yellow/black and 2 black

Thats all other than loads spare for DVD or other power devices.

The PSU I have is a Thermaltake TR2-470W

[DratUK]

White 4 pin connector 2 black 2 yellow

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5745/1172dpibz7.jpg
Hope this helps

Also link to Thermaltake product page

http://www.thermaltake.com/product/P...90/w008990.asp

[propolis]

OK, As this mobo cost a few pounds, I cant experiment and make a mistake or maybe I am a bit of a dumbo. What PSU power connector do i plug into the ATX12V1 connector on my board as it states it needs it for the CPU and the connector but the Mobo is a 8 Pin ?

[DratUK]

OK, As this mobo cost a few pounds, I cant experiment and make a mistake or maybe I am a bit of a dumbo. What PSU power connector do i plug into the ATX12V1 connector on my board as it states it needs it for the CPU and the connector but the Mobo is a 8 Pin ?

As Sean has said just use the 4 pin. It should only fit one way.

[propolis]

OK, I fitted it into the 8 Pin connection block on the mobo.

Will give this a power up soon.

Thanks for the help so far.

[DratUK]

No Problem fingers crossed

[Blitzen]

I have a 24 pin that goes into ATXPWR1

Then I have a 6 pin thats marked PCI-E

Then I have a spare 4 pin with 1 yellow, 1 yellow/black and 2 black

Thats all other than loads spare for DVD or other power devices.

The PSU I have is a Thermaltake TR2-470W

Get yourself a new PSU anyway.
The generation of PSU that you have are very poor and not reliable.

When they go pop, they do sometimes take major components with them like the CPU/GPU/RAM/MOBO

[DratUK]

Get yourself a new PSU anyway.
The generation of PSU that you have are very poor and not reliable.

When they go pop, they do sometimes take major components with them like the CPU/GPU/RAM/MOBO

Its not the best of PSU's, if you start experiencing problems with BSOD's or freezing that would be first to look at.

[Richh]

What connectors do you have? All you really need is a 20Pin & a 4pin cable.

Sean, IMO it is not really sufficient on these boards to use a four pin cable on the ATX12v header.

If you look at the PCB tracks on the reverse side of the board, you will see that the four ground pins on the eight pin header are actually connected to two separate ground planes. So if you only use the "right" half of the socket, only one plane is connected and the other is left to float.

There have been a rash of people on the Abit USA forum who have experienced odd inexplicable issues that mysteriously (or not) disappeared when they switched from PSUs with a four pin ATX12v plug to a unit with a proper eight pin cable.

Indeed, using the Corsair HX620's four pin cable as an experiment, my board did some extremely odd things, including the LAN disappearing (a commonly reported fault) and often failing to save its BIOS settings. Plugging the eight pin cable in instead instantly restored reliable operation.

This unscientific test alone indicated that these boards really need all eight pins (or certainly all four grounds) connected.

Anyway, Propolis: You can get four to eight pin adapters that will convert the four pin line on your power supply to an eight pin plug that will mate fully with the header on the motherboard.

As has been said though, you'd be well advised to upgrade your PSU for something from the current generation.

[DratUK]

Sean, IMO it is not really sufficient on these boards to use a four pin cable on the ATX12v header.

If you look at the PCB tracks on the reverse side of the board, you will see that the four ground pins on the eight pin header are actually connected to two separate ground planes. So if you only use the "right" half of the socket, only one plane is connected and the other is left to float.

There have been a rash of people on the Abit USA forum who have experienced odd inexplicable issues that mysteriously (or not) disappeared when they switched from PSUs with a four pin ATX12v plug to a unit with a proper eight pin cable.

Indeed, using the Corsair HX620's four pin cable as an experiment, my board did some extremely odd things, including the LAN disappearing (a commonly reported fault) and often failing to save its BIOS settings. Plugging the eight pin cable in instead instantly restored reliable operation.

This unscientific test alone indicated that these boards really need all eight pins (or certainly all four grounds) connected.

Anyway, Propolis: You can get four to eight pin adapters that will convert the four pin line on your power supply to an eight pin plug that will mate fully with the header on the motherboard.

As has been said though, you'd be well advised to upgrade your PSU for something from the current generation.

Ahh, now I was thinking to myself if it has an 8 pin connector it should be used as why is it manufactured so. Guess the above is one possible reason why.
As I was about to buy an Infinity in whch the ATX12V1 is too short my case is an Lian Li 10B. The PSU is at the bottom and the Infinity leads wont reach. I have tried to fit 2 4 pin extenders together but they wont fit. I cant find the cable ie 4 to 8 your taliking about. Do you have any links to suppliers?

[ABIT Sean]

Sean, IMO it is not really sufficient on these boards to use a four pin cable on the ATX12v header.

If you look at the PCB tracks on the reverse side of the board, you will see that the four ground pins on the eight pin header are actually connected to two separate ground planes. So if you only use the "right" half of the socket, only one plane is connected and the other is left to float.

There have been a rash of people on the Abit USA forum who have experienced odd inexplicable issues that mysteriously (or not) disappeared when they switched from PSUs with a four pin ATX12v plug to a unit with a proper eight pin cable.

Indeed, using the Corsair HX620's four pin cable as an experiment, my board did some extremely odd things, including the LAN disappearing (a commonly reported fault) and often failing to save its BIOS settings. Plugging the eight pin cable in instead instantly restored reliable operation.

This unscientific test alone indicated that these boards really need all eight pins (or certainly all four grounds) connected.

Anyway, Propolis: You can get four to eight pin adapters that will convert the four pin line on your power supply to an eight pin plug that will mate fully with the header on the motherboard.

As has been said though, you'd be well advised to upgrade your PSU for something from the current generation.

I was looking at this from the users point of view. He required the information to get his motherboard to post.

[DratUK]

Ahh, now I was thinking to myself if it has an 8 pin connector it should be used as why is it manufactured so. Guess the above is one possible reason why.
As I was about to buy an Infinity in whch the ATX12V1 is too short my case is an Lian Li 10B. The PSU is at the bottom and the Infinity leads wont reach. I have tried to fit 2 4 pin extenders together but they wont fit. I cant find the cable ie 4 to 8 your taliking about. Do you have any links to suppliers?

No worries found 1 unless you have an alternative to this
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=465736