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1gc   11-14-2009 at 02:14:35 AM

I'm build an I7 system with an Asus P6T6 motherboard. In the upper left corner there's an 8 12V pin connecter (EATX12V) with a plastic cap covering 4 pins. The manual says "don't forget to plug in the 8 pin connector or it might not boot." Can anybody tell me why there's a cap covering 4 pins? Am I supposed to remove the cap & plug in an 8 pin cable or use a 4 pin cable. Hope you can help.
Thanks, 1gc

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Bronze Home Brew badge niklas_13   11-14-2009 at 02:20:07 AM
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take off the cap and use the 8 pin connection off the PSU

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1gc   11-14-2009 at 02:39:06 AM
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Thanks. Why is it capped?

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Bronze Home Brew badge niklas_13   11-14-2009 at 02:48:07 AM
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The manual says either 4 or 8 pin is OK. They put the cover there so the user knows the correct pins to connect to if using only 4 pins.
For a high end system gaming OCing ect i would use the 8 pin

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Bronze Home Brew badge aford10   11-14-2009 at 02:49:00 AM
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Some PSUs only come with a 4 pin CPU power connector. It will work with either a 4 or 8 pin connector.

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JackNaylorPE   11-14-2009 at 03:07:58 AM
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1gc wrote :

Am I supposed to remove the cap plug in an 8 pin cable or use a 4 pin cable.



Yes....should say so in MoBo and PSU manuals. Page 2-31 of your manual.

"Do not forget to connect the 8-pin EATX12 V power plug; otherwise, the
system will not boot."

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1gc   11-14-2009 at 03:37:38 AM
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Thanks for all the help. I can rest easy now!

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