Pete wrote:
> I have just bought a Ultra Xconnect power supply 400watts to use in
> conjunction with a AMD 3500+ and skt 939 board.
>
> Here it is:
> http://www.ultraproducts.com/product...&productID=304
>
> It says it supports Pentium 4 and AMD CPUs and meets ATX version 2.03 and
> ATX 12V version 1.2 specification.
>
> When I bought it I thought it was the dogs bollocks but now I see
> motherboards with 24 pin PSU connectors and wonder what's going on.
>
>
> Have I bought a lemon? Is it out of date? Has the ATX spec moved on?
>
> Can you plug a 20pin ATX connector from the power supply onto a 24pin
> connector on the motherboard and then use a 4 pin lead for the remaining 4
> pins or would I need a convertor?
>
>
> The motherboard I want to use it with has the following connectors:
>
> 24-pin ATX Power connector
> 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
>
> Would I need to buy extra cables / convertors to use it with this board?
>
> Thanks
>
> Pete
>
>

20 + 4 = 24, or so the manufacturer suggests. It appears that you are
expected to use the standard 20-pin cable plus the 4-pin "P4" connector
to do the job.

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