"johannes" <johs@siz-nospamming-efitter.com> wrote in message
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> Christo wrote:
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>> I have a new hiper 24 pin psu and if you refer to my earlier post you
>> will
>> see that i am having problems,
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>> I have a question, would it at all be possible to plug an old 20-pin ATX
>> PSU
>> into a motherboard that has a 24-pin ATX connector? just for testing
>> purposes? not for full time use, or is this too dangerous to the rest of
>> the
>> system?
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>> Any advice greatly appareciated, thanks in advance
>>
>> Christo
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> No not really. The 20 pin connector is a proper subset of the 24 pin, but
> if the motherboard has a 24 pin connector on board, then it's because it
> needs power in the extra 4 pins.
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But you can buy a 20 to 24 pin cable converter for about $10 (US). I used
one for awhile until I upgraded from the PSU that came with my case.