20+4 ATX Power Connector doesn't fit.

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
C

Charlie8357

Reputable
Dec 26, 2014
4
0
4,510
Hello, I am currently building a PC, and it happens to be my first build (yay!); however, I am having a little trouble fitting the 20 pin section of a 20+4 pin from my power supply all the way in to my motherboard (about 3mm are left to push in). I have aggressively tried to connect the two, but there is still space. There is no debris in the 20 pins either. Could the psu still successfully connect to the mobo considering this issue? The whole system will not turn on (No power, no fans, No led's, etc). I am also wondering if there is another issue regarding another component. Any help would be great, and if you tell me how to add a picture, i will.

SPECS (posting everything just in case)

Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT
CPU: Intel core i5 4690k (Stock fan for now)
MOBO: MSI Z97 Gaming 3
GPU: EVGA GTX GeForce 970
PSU: Rosewill Photon 750W 80 Plus Gold
Memory: Crucial 2x4GB ddr3
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD
Samsung 840 evo 250GB SSD
Samsung 840 evo 120GB SSD
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
DougLYX

DougLYX

Distinguished
Apr 9, 2011
411
0
18,810
let me guess, motherboard pwr socket is metric, and the pwr supply feed line is in inches. a mars probe mission crashed cause both were on the navigation cpu a decade or 2 ago.
anyway..that is odd..they're both new connections. check if the +4pin is a clip on or strap to the 20pin.
from what i can barely see..it looks like 1 24pin module.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
C

Charlie8357

Reputable
Dec 26, 2014
4
0
4,510


The cable I have has a true 24 pin connector labled [m] and the other end has 20+4 pin connector with no label.
So you're saying i should plug the 20+4 pin into my power supply and plug the true 24 pin into my motherboard?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
space55

space55

Honorable
Dec 27, 2013
291
0
10,810
It's worth a shot. I agree with previous posters, can you upload an image of your issue?

There's a chance that the female pins in the psu cable are too short, to the males too long. The computer should boot fine, provided you can't wiggle around the connector.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
C

Charlie8357

Reputable
Dec 26, 2014
4
0
4,510
So i Did the first part of this test (http://www.wikihow.com/Check-a-Power-Supply) and my fans and leds turned on, so i'm guessing its just a problem with the motherboard? any thoughts?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
DougLYX

DougLYX

Distinguished
Apr 9, 2011
411
0
18,810
actually i have 1 300w pwr supply rigged like a test unit, this pwr supply has it's own switch rig on the unit and on the test lines. so i can control what gets pwr and what not to get pwr.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
space55

space55

Honorable
Dec 27, 2013
291
0
10,810


It wouldn't even fit if they were different. Since the fans powered on, you should be fine.

All you need is to make sure that the 24pin won't come out when you wiggle it. From my experience, you're fine.

As for the not powering on, try pressing in the 24 pin, and while pressing push the power button. If it doesn't boot, then try holding the 24 pin at an angle, so that one of the long ends is pressing on the inside (trying to make sure that the connection's fine.)
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
I

i7Baby

Titan
BANNED
Jul 25, 2012
44,084
2
106,960


Cheap, poor quality power supplies often also don't mould the connectors very well - to the point where they don't fit properly.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
space55

space55

Honorable
Dec 27, 2013
291
0
10,810


Try it both ways...
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom