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board only has 8-pin connector but no 4-pin. will board still work?

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aaclunckaaa   10-31-2008 at 09:38:46 PM

I tried powering up this board http://eu.shuttle.com/archive/en/a [...] cificatio. but I noticed that the 4-pin connector usually next to the CPU socket is missing. Can this board still work?

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spathotan   10-31-2008 at 10:34:52 PM
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Dosent require CPU plug. Thats an old...old.....old AMD board.

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jerreece   10-31-2008 at 10:39:37 PM
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spathotan wrote :

Dosent require CPU plug. Thats an old...old.....old AMD board.



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Chipset
VIA P4X333 for Pentium 4 processors with socket 478
Northbridge: VIA P4X333
Southbridge: VIA VT8235
Socket 478 CPU Support
Intel Pentium 4 processor (Willamette or Northwood core) and P4 Celeron
with 533 or 400MHz FSB (100MHz Quad-Datarate-Process)
Normally, there is no need to configure the processor.



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spathotan   11-01-2008 at 12:38:08 AM
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Meh..... I never built on a socket 478 :sweat: But I could have at least read the description :D


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aaclunckaaa   11-01-2008 at 09:56:33 PM
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what does that mean?

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spathotan   11-02-2008 at 12:28:53 AM
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The board will work fine.

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