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Sacrafice   12-07-2002 at 04:30:29 AM

OK i have been searching the web for 3 days now. All i would like to do is add another power supply to my computer because i have an extra one. The only problem is that i don't know how to get the extra one to turn on when i turn the computer on. I think that i have to do some wire splicing with the 20 pin connector to the motherboard. But that is the problem, which wires do i do that too? Or if someone could just tell me how to do this in plain english that would be very helpful. I have a p4 board if that makes a difference because of the p4 4pin connector. But please some one help me out here, i am dieing here. Thanx

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Crashman   12-07-2002 at 10:53:07 AM
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<A HREF="http://www.ipv7.net/hwb/connector/power/atxpower.html" target="_new">http://www.ipv7.net/hwb/connector/power/atxpower.html</A> I think you only need to spice the power on and a ground wire.

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HammerBot   12-07-2002 at 12:04:49 PM
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You need to connect ground and pin 14 of the ATX power connector to ground and pin 14 of the other PSU.
The /PS_ON signal comes from the mobo and is used to turn the PSU on when the front power switch is pressed.

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svol   12-07-2002 at 02:52:37 PM
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This is very easy. I also did it myself according this pic:
<A HREF="http://www.waterkoeling.nl/files/voeding.gif" target="_new">http://www.waterkoeling.nl/files/voeding.gif</A>

So you only have to connect the PowerGood wire with a ground and the Power On with his ground with the Power On and his ground of the other PSU.

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