Reposted this question since I accidentally marked the first one as solved.
I got a new PSU, but without thinking clearly. It has a 24 pin motherboard connector(detachable 4 pin), while my motherboard only takes 10 pin. The pins align perfectly, so I went ahead and plugged it in, but it doesn't click(meaning it can be pulled off easily without pushing down on the tab). Is there any risk in doing this?
The main issue/concern of mine is that there is no 'click'. I do not know what to call it but there is this click that indicates that the connector is completely in and is locked together safely. The 24 pin is much bigger than the 10 pin, and so there is no click. I'm a little concerned that this might pose a hazard to my whole computer.
I am a very inexperienced person when it comes to this. Please dumb down your tech vocabulary for me!
Lenovo Ideacentre 700-25ISH
GTX 730
I5 6400 CPU
Questionable and of unknown origin 250W PSU
1TB Storage
And yep, it sure uses the 10 pin mobo, for a reason only God knows.
I got a new PSU, but without thinking clearly. It has a 24 pin motherboard connector(detachable 4 pin), while my motherboard only takes 10 pin. The pins align perfectly, so I went ahead and plugged it in, but it doesn't click(meaning it can be pulled off easily without pushing down on the tab). Is there any risk in doing this?
The main issue/concern of mine is that there is no 'click'. I do not know what to call it but there is this click that indicates that the connector is completely in and is locked together safely. The 24 pin is much bigger than the 10 pin, and so there is no click. I'm a little concerned that this might pose a hazard to my whole computer.
I am a very inexperienced person when it comes to this. Please dumb down your tech vocabulary for me!
Lenovo Ideacentre 700-25ISH
GTX 730
I5 6400 CPU
Questionable and of unknown origin 250W PSU
1TB Storage
And yep, it sure uses the 10 pin mobo, for a reason only God knows.
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