hi all,i have the above mb for a sempron build,
im confused as this board has 3 power inputs,
1 24 pin 1 square block 12v input near the cpu and 1
4 pin input.
im confused as what the 12 volt input near the cpu is for,
the 4 pin input the manual says needs to be installed for
pci express stabilty,as for the 4 pin near the cpu i dont have
a clue and its not a cpu fan header.
i have not built a system for over 5 years,and thought
it would still be the 1 power input.
3 power inputs is this the norm now?

hope that made sense.i dont want to blow the thing.


thanks for your time.

confused

Jones

On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:39:34 +0000, Jones <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>hi all,i have the above mb for a sempron build,
>im confused as this board has 3 power inputs,
>1 24 pin 1 square block 12v input near the cpu and 1
>4 pin input.
>im confused as what the 12 volt input near the cpu is for,
>the 4 pin input the manual says needs to be installed for
>pci express stabilty,as for the 4 pin near the cpu i dont have
>a clue and its not a cpu fan header.
>i have not built a system for over 5 years,and thought
>it would still be the 1 power input.
>3 power inputs is this the norm now?
>
>hope that made sense.i dont want to blow the thing.

You should have a lead from the PSU that fits the 4 pin connector near
the CPU. It is needed along with the 24 pin connector to power the
motherboard. Failing to connect that 4 pin socket is the most common
reason for a failure to boot.

Ann

"Jones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> hi all,i have the above mb for a sempron build,
> im confused as this board has 3 power inputs,
> 1 24 pin 1 square block 12v input near the cpu and 1
> 4 pin input.
> im confused as what the 12 volt input near the cpu is for,
> the 4 pin input the manual says needs to be installed for
> pci express stabilty,as for the 4 pin near the cpu i dont have
> a clue and its not a cpu fan header.
> i have not built a system for over 5 years,and thought
> it would still be the 1 power input.
> 3 power inputs is this the norm now?
>
> hope that made sense.i dont want to blow the thing.
>
>
> thanks for your time.
>
> confused
>
> Jones

RTFM! Page 2-5 seems clear. 20/24 pin goesto ATXPWR1, and the square 4
pin goes to ATX12V1. ATX4P1 is to provide extra juice for high performance
graphics cards. PSU should be at least 350W (don't buy a cheap no-name that
weighs very little). If your PSU doesn't have the 12V square connector, it
is too old and low power.
Mike.

On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:50:44 -0000, "Michael Hawes"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Jones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> hi all,i have the above mb for a sempron build,
>> im confused as this board has 3 power inputs,
>> 1 24 pin 1 square block 12v input near the cpu and 1
>> 4 pin input.
>> im confused as what the 12 volt input near the cpu is for,
>> the 4 pin input the manual says needs to be installed for
>> pci express stabilty,as for the 4 pin near the cpu i dont have
>> a clue and its not a cpu fan header.
>> i have not built a system for over 5 years,and thought
>> it would still be the 1 power input.
>> 3 power inputs is this the norm now?
>>
>> hope that made sense.i dont want to blow the thing.
>>
>>
>> thanks for your time.
>>
>> confused
>>
>> Jones
>
> RTFM! Page 2-5 seems clear. 20/24 pin goesto ATXPWR1, and the square 4
>pin goes to ATX12V1. ATX4P1 is to provide extra juice for high performance
>graphics cards. PSU should be at least 350W (don't buy a cheap no-name that
>weighs very little). If your PSU doesn't have the 12V square connector, it
>is too old and low power.
> Mike.
>

i did read the manual,it did`nt seem clear to me if to connect both or
just the 24 pin or the atx12v.
also my graphics card has a power connector,does the atx4p take care
of that or do i still connect power to the card aswell??

thanks for your help.

sorry for being so green on this.

regards

jones