Need a Converter, Nobody has given me help

Nick3326 · Dec 9, 2015

Okay, so I just bought an Asus Xonar DX. I installed into my motherboard, but it came with a 4 pin floppy to molex, my PSU is a 1500w alienware supply, and only supports 6 pin pcie... I can't find any pci e to female molex cords ANYWHERE. What can I do??

N3rdR4ge · Dec 9, 2015

you mean this?

http://www.amazon.com/4-Pin-Molex-Female-Adapter-Length/dp/B007NMSUUA

female 6 pin to female molex doesnt exist as far as i know. almost all power supplies have an option for molex outputs. you may just need to replace your psu if its non-modular and can't accept the adapter i linked.

dudio · Dec 9, 2015

I suspect he wants female-to-female too.
If you're handy with electrical, you could certainly make one

Nick3326 · Dec 9, 2015

N3rdR4ge :

That's what was given to me, and my PSU doesn't support that.

Nick3326 · Dec 9, 2015

dudio :

I'm not at all :/

N3rdR4ge · Dec 9, 2015

ah i see. if you don't want to mess with electrical work, you need a different sound card or upgrade to a new modular psu.

also, if your psu has a modular slot for 8 pin pcie you can plug the 6 pin in there no problem.

Nick3326 · Dec 9, 2015

N3rdR4ge :

This is the best soundcard for my needs, I was wondering could I use a female to female molex, then a male molex to pci-e?

InvalidError · Dec 9, 2015

Shouldn't it be this instead:
http://www.amazon.com/4-Pin-Molex-Floppy-Drive-Power/dp/B005L919LY/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449648006&sr=1-3&keywords=molex+to+floppy

If OP's PSU has no legacy HDD/ODD/accessory connector, then he may need an SATA-to-floppy adapter if his sound card requires 5V from its auxiliary power input.

N3rdR4ge · Dec 9, 2015

does your psu have a molex output at all?

i'm confused about what you are looking for now.

seems like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Pin-Molex-Male-Power-Cable/dp/B00478TT1C

ps male molex looks like female. the one i linked is male to male. they make every way of molex connectors.

Nick3326 · Dec 9, 2015

InvalidError :

Isn't that the exact same thing?

giantbucket · Dec 9, 2015

PCIe power is only 12V, whereas molex/floppy is 12V and 5V, and most likely your sound card would only really want to be seeing the 5V line. your best bet is a SATA to Molex to Berg (floppy) set of adapters, or a pair of wire cutters.

Nick3326 · Dec 9, 2015

giantbucket :

My PSU only has 6 pin PCIE, nothing else..

InvalidError · Dec 9, 2015

giantbucket :

Or just this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/15-pin-SATA-Male-to-4-pin-Floppy-FDD-Female-Power-Converter-Adapter-Cable-/111409745538

Nick3326 · Dec 9, 2015

InvalidError :

I don't have a sata slot

giantbucket · Dec 9, 2015

Nick3326 :

it has to have more. PCIe is only 12V based, whereas all of your hard drives and SSDs are using 12V and 5V, so there IS a place that you can connect to - just might need a SATA Y-splitter plus a SATA-to-Floppy adapter.

stop thinking about PCIe. it doesn't have the 5V line that your card most likely needs, and nobody makes a converter in that direction anyways (unless it's a hack job) because it fundamentally doesn't make sense.

InvalidError · Dec 9, 2015

Nick3326 :

The power supply is modular, you should have a bunch of spare cables unless Dell only included those they needed for your specific build and kept the rest.

In that case, you may be stuck either having to buy the cables that should have been included with your PC at $20-30 a piece back from Dell or replacing the PSU with one that comes with all of its cables.

Nick3326 · Dec 9, 2015

giantbucket :

Nick3326 :

it has to have more. PCIe is only 12V based, whereas all of your hard drives and SSDs are using 12V and 5V, so there IS a place that you can connect to - just might need a SATA Y-splitter plus a SATA-to-Floppy adapter.

stop thinking about PCIe. it doesn't have the 5V line that your card most likely needs, and nobody makes a converter in that direction anyways (unless it's a hack job) because it fundamentally doesn't make sense.

I can show you a picture, from what I see there aren't anything else besides PCI 6 pins..

giantbucket · Dec 9, 2015

um, does your computer not use ANY hard drives or SSDs??? heck, even a thin client needs some sort of local storage.

even if Dell kept all extra cables, there's GOT to be a hard drive somewhere and a power line you can split off of to get what you want.

Nick3326 · Dec 9, 2015

giantbucket :

Nick3326 :

it has to have more. PCIe is only 12V based, whereas all of your hard drives and SSDs are using 12V and 5V, so there IS a place that you can connect to - just might need a SATA Y-splitter plus a SATA-to-Floppy adapter.

stop thinking about PCIe. it doesn't have the 5V line that your card most likely needs, and nobody makes a converter in that direction anyways (unless it's a hack job) because it fundamentally doesn't make sense.

I accidentally chose something to be the best solution, and I'm on mobile and don't know how to undo it so please ignore it. I have a 128 gig ssd and a 2tb hdd

InvalidError · Dec 9, 2015

giantbucket :

SSD? How about an M2 one that plugs directly into the motherboard or NVMe in a PCIe slot? No SATA power required there.

N3rdR4ge · Dec 9, 2015

i understand what you have now. you need to replace your psu. dell likes to make their alienware stuff somewhat proprietary and not able to be upgraded. they are a huge pain in the butt. i repair alienware machines occasionally. if all you have is a 6 pin male coming from the psu you need a new one. there are no female 6 pin pcie to female molex or male 4 pin floppy connectors.

InvalidError · Dec 9, 2015

Nick3326 :

Then you certainly have at least one SATA power connector for the HDD and if you have an SATA SSD, then you have an SATA power connector for that too.

Nick3326 · Dec 9, 2015

InvalidError :

I have no idea what this means, my case has two different compartments. One where you could see the motherboard, the other where you could see only the hdds. Please search the alienware area 51 r2 to see the full case.

Nick3326 · Dec 9, 2015

How could there not be an alternative ? How much is a PSU? I don't know much about hardware and have never installed a psu, gpu, hdd, or anything like it.

N3rdR4ge · Dec 9, 2015

dell doesnt want you to upgrade alienware machines. take a picture of your computer and post it. maybe we can see something your not or at least point out what we mean.

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