PSU Cable to power the motherboard allegedly "Won't Fit" in the slot.

Conchubar

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Jul 11, 2012
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I got a new motherboard and earlier today I was taking out the old one and putting in the new one with a friend who has a history assembling pcs so I pretty much let him do most of the work as I've never changed a motherboard. (Only part that I haven't changed) Anyways we screwed the motherboard in and were reconnecting all the power cables when my friend said that the cable to power the PSU wouldn't fit in the slot he murmured something about plus/minus that I didn't understand and said that he didn't want to force it in. Then he left and said he might be back later with one of his spare PSU's that might fit. After he left I tried myself to put the cables in not using any force I managed to get them in quite snugly no excessive pushing or anything so that lead me to believe that he just might've got confused or something. I've attatched pics of the end of the cable and of the slot itself and then a pic of the cable in the slot quite dark and flash doesn't help just incase you think it would (camera is quite bad) Big ups to anyone who can help! Just want to know if anyone thinks it'll cause damage if I reconnect everything with the current configuration or if it'll be fine and my friend was wrong.
Pics:
http://i.imgur.com/6LcSS3E.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/BNFm8nr.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wMeKKXm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PlOvqMs.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Xcz7jP6.jpg
 
Solution
Looks like you have it correct, the two outer connector opposite your thumb should bot be square plugins, he may have been trying to plug it in with the clip on the wrong side, the clips your thumb are on will go over a raised ared on the mobo connector that generally faces away from the mobo
Hi

Your first picture shows a typical 4/8 pin atx 12 V motherboard connector ( plug) and mother board has matching connector

It should be possible to fit both the 4 pin plugs together and into the socket

Whether both are required depends on max power rating of CPU
Some are upto 130watts others 90 or 65 depending on model
There will be advice in the motherboard user guide

It is best to fit both plugs


Regards
Mike Barnes
 

Tradesman1

Legenda in Aeternum
Looks like you have it correct, the two outer connector opposite your thumb should bot be square plugins, he may have been trying to plug it in with the clip on the wrong side, the clips your thumb are on will go over a raised ared on the mobo connector that generally faces away from the mobo
 
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