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colf   01-23-2008 at 02:59:44 PM

Hi
8800gt power connection.
Power cable supplied with card has 3 pins; Yellow, Black and Brown. Power supply cables have 4 sockets: Yellow, Black, Black and Red. Is this okay or should I be moving a pin? Card powers up but no display.
Appreciate any advice.
Tks

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pauldh   01-23-2008 at 03:11:44 PM
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Have a pic or exact card make/model. Typically the 8800GT would come with a PCI-e power connector which is 6-pins, not 3 pins. And they may give you an adaptor to take power from two 4-pin connectors (like a dvd-rom drive uses).

Look at the end of this card, does yours look like that.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Show [...] Video+Card

Then notice the next pic has the dual molex to pci-e power adaptor cable that BFG provides.


Message edited by pauldh on 01-23-2008 at 03:12:42 PM
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jitpublisher   01-23-2008 at 03:22:36 PM
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The adapter you are using is fine, the red cable is not needed from your power supply cable. If you are not getting picture, look somewhere else for the problem.
Does your PSU supply enough power on the 12 volt rails for the card?

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