20 to 24 pin power supply

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BRANSON Power-User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ybor City, Florida, USA Posts: 104 Good Answers: 1	20 to 24 pin power supply 05/07/2007 8:11 AM
	1) Can I use a 20 pin power supply in place of 24 pin. 20 pin is from Celeron motherboard and and i want to use it on AMD 64 motherboard 2) If so do you center the plug leaving two open pin on each end or offset it to one side or the other? thank you for prompt response Branson __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain
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bhankiii Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: El Lago, Texas, USA Posts: 2639 Good Answers: 65	#2 Re: 20 to 24 pin power supply 05/07/2007 9:54 AM
	heh heh, ummm... sure. But only if you promise to video the results and post it on Youtube. Actually - no. (I should say NO!!) If you really want to try this, you should get the datasheets for both power supplies and see if they are at all compatible, first. Then see if there's anyway to connect the 20 pin device up where the 24 pin device went.
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BRANSON Power-User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ybor City, Florida, USA Posts: 104 Good Answers: 1	#3 In reply to #2 Re: 20 to 24 pin power supply 05/07/2007 10:42 AM
	They are the same except for the plug. And they actually sell an adapter to connect the two. Branson __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain
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bhankiii Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: El Lago, Texas, USA Posts: 2639 Good Answers: 65	#4 In reply to #3 Re: 20 to 24 pin power supply 05/07/2007 10:47 AM
	Well - there's your solution.
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TommyTech Commentator Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 64 Good Answers: 3	#5 Re: 20 to 24 pin power supply 05/08/2007 10:49 AM
	I replaced my motherboard recently and could use either connector. I had to FTFM (read the friendly manual) several times before I found the instructions for each pinout. If that information is not in your manual spend the couple bucks for a new power supply.
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Yani Power-User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Detroit, MI USA Posts: 150	#6 Re: 20 to 24 pin power supply 05/08/2007 12:19 PM
	Seems the last power supply I bought had the 24 pin molex type connector that would break apart at the last 4 pins and could be used on a 20 pin motherboard. __________________ No matter how far you have gone down the wrong path....Turn around!
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Andy Germany Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 50.390866N, 8.884827E Posts: 17996 Good Answers: 200	#7 Re: 20 to 24 pin power supply 05/08/2007 1:41 PM
	Yani is correct, a new PS allows itself to be used on older and newer boards. An old supply may not be used on a newer board. So your answer is NO! You will damage the mainboard..... __________________ "What others say about you reveals more about them, than it does you." Anon.
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Anonymous Poster	#8 Re: 20 to 24 pin power supply 05/08/2007 1:55 PM
	The extra pins are there for higher power requirement of the CPU, RAM and video card. Pineapple
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Haajee Guru Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1758 Good Answers: 6	#9 Re: 20 to 24 pin power supply 05/08/2007 10:59 PM
	1. Yes 20 & 24 pins are compatible. 2. Just remove 21 -24 pin attached connector. 3. Insert 20 p9in connector to the MB 20 pin Power Socket 4. Insert 4 pin connector to a 4pin socket on MB [it may be just above CPU. 5. If there is no 4pin socket on MB, leave it alone. Note: On good MBs on bootup you will receive a pop-up asking about the connector . Act accordingly.
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BRANSON Power-User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ybor City, Florida, USA Posts: 104 Good Answers: 1	#10 Re: 20 to 24 pin power supply 05/10/2007 7:19 AM
	Thank you for your prompt replies. My problem actually began because the local shops didn't have any 24 pin power supplies on there shelf. I found one today at Best Buy. __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain
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Yani Power-User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Detroit, MI USA Posts: 150	#11 In reply to #10 Re: 20 to 24 pin power supply 05/10/2007 7:39 AM
	Have you ever looked at Tigerdirect.com? I have been very happy with them! __________________ No matter how far you have gone down the wrong path....Turn around!
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