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Technical Help & Discussion => Self Building, Upgrading & General Hardware Help => Topic started by: twiZted on September 03, 2004, 02:51

Title: Psu Question
Post by: twiZted on September 03, 2004, 02:51

Hi all, just got a new psu today, this one has a wire on it, one that looks like a power cable for a cpu fan that goes to the motherbored for power, any idea whats it for?

Title: Re:Psu Question
Post by: Adept on September 03, 2004, 20:02

Without seeing it, it is difficult. But my (wild) guess is that it could be a Serial ATA connector :-\

Title: Re:Psu Question
Post by: Sandra on September 04, 2004, 15:42

Could it not be the extra +12v connector for a P4 mobo possibly  ???

Title: Re:Psu Question
Post by: twiZted on September 05, 2004, 21:07

The cable is identical to the one that would run of the Heatink + fan, to ya motherbored. small thin wire, with a plug u would fit to the motherbored to power he fan. Just i got one on pus, no idea what its for :s

Title: Re:Psu Question
Post by: twiZted on September 05, 2004, 21:41

http://www.legge40.freeserve.co.uk/CoolermasterFan.jpg

the cable on the right, its idenitcal to that. so any ideas?  :'(

Title: Re:Psu Question
Post by: Simon on September 05, 2004, 21:58

Can you possibly show us a pic of the CPU?

Title: Re:Psu Question
Post by: TR on September 05, 2004, 22:00

Has it 2 yellow + 2 Black wires ? on the plug

Title: Re:Psu Question
Post by: joudi on September 05, 2004, 23:14

Some new models of computers have an extra Fan fixed on the center of the large side of the case. have a look here. Most of them do have:
 
http://www.amdcase.com/cases.htm

Couldn't it be for that fan?    :-\