Christo wrote:
>
> "Christo" <chris@ no spamming juststuff.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:4pCdnQVI2sUMi4HYRVny3g@bt.com...
> >I have a new hiper 24 pin psu and if you refer to my earlier post you will
> >see that i am having problems,
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > Any advice greatly appareciated, thanks in advance
> >
> > Christo
> >
>
> back to the topic please can i have a definative answer..
>
> can i use a 20-pin psu on a board that requires a 24-pin psu, without using
> an adapter?
>
> I want to try bare minimum with this psu to rule out board failure
>
> ie, graphics, mem, cpu, the graphics are pci-e, gf7600gs,
>
> is this ok or not?
>
> please give me an answer
>
> tia
>
> chris

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