Motherboard power pins - 20, 24, and 24+8 - I am lost.[rslv]

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DrWoland · Post by **DrWoland** » Sun May 28, 2006 5:53 pm

The last time I built a machine, I was only aware of 20 pin motherboards. I just ordered an ASUS ATX Mobo, plugged the 20 pin connector where it belonged, and moved on with my life. Now, I'm working on putting together a server at my work, and am mildly confused by what's happened.

Almost all of the mobos I now look at, even MicroATX ones (don't worry, those weren't considered for the server) are 24 pin. That worried me a bit, but then I saw that all power supplies are 20+4 pins, and I remembered seeing that awkward square connector that I never knew what to do with. Then we found the motherboard we wanted (a TYAN) and I got a little confused. It has the 24 pins AND an additional 8pin connector. Now, I found a 4->8 converter... but then what fills the extra holes on the big 24 pin connector?

If someone could shed some light on what I'm supposed to do with the extra 8 pins, I'd greatly appreciate it

DrWoland · Post by **DrWoland** » Sun May 28, 2006 5:59 pm

Ooooh is this what I need:

(20+4) pins Main Power x1, 12V(P4) x1, Peripheral Power x 8, Floppy x 2, Serial ATA x 2, PCI-E (6 Pins) x1, server use 8 pins CPU connectors (12V) x 1

DrWoland · Post by **DrWoland** » Sun May 28, 2006 9:28 pm

OK, Answered my own question with some more serious research.