Power connectors

[Boki]

Hi!

There are many leads that come out of the power supply. Each lead has three
connectors, 2 large ones with 4 holes and one with 3 holes(floppy)

2 Questions?

-Can I connect my two optical drives with just one lead?

-Can my hard drive and floppy also share 1 lead..

I ask this because I would then only have 2 leads coming down instead of 4
seperate ones. This is to reduce clutter.

Thanks

 

[drumguy1384]

Hi!

There are many leads that come out of the power supply. Each lead has three
connectors, 2 large ones with 4 holes and one with 3 holes(floppy)

2 Questions?

-Can I connect my two optical drives with just one lead?

-Can my hard drive and floppy also share 1 lead..

I ask this because I would then only have 2 leads coming down instead of 4
seperate ones. This is to reduce clutter.

Thanks

In a word ... yes. No problem.

If I might ask, what kind of power supply are you using? I haven't seen a
power supply with four separate power bus leads before ... that's a lot!

As a note ... the floppy power connector has 4 wires, same as the big plugs,
it's just smaller.


Drumguy

 

[Boki]

In a word ... yes. No problem.

Great!

If I might ask, what kind of power supply are you using? I haven't seen a
power supply with four separate power bus leads before ... that's a lot!

It's an Antec 300W. Came with the case.

As a note ... the floppy power connector has 4 wires, same as the big plugs,
it's just smaller.

Sorry mate! My eyes are playing games. It's my first time building a pc.

 

[drumguy1384]

It's my first time building a pc.

Good luck!

My first PC was wrought with troubles ... first time I hooked up the power
wrong to the mobo (AT type ... it was possible back then) and buggered it
badly. Fortunately the place I bought it from was quick to replace it
(though I didn't tell them about my little mistake) ;-)

But don't let it get you down ... PC's are much easier to assemble these
days.

Anything else you need to know, don't hesitate to ask.


Drumguy

 

[Strontium]

Rofl! My first board was AT, as well. Had the two PSU plugs, backwards.
Fortunately, I didn't seat the damned CPU properly! Near miss hehehe.

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drumguy1384 stood up at show-n-tell, in (e-mail address removed),
and said:

Good luck!

My first PC was wrought with troubles ... first time I hooked up the
power wrong to the mobo (AT type ... it was possible back then) and
buggered it badly. Fortunately the place I bought it from was quick
to replace it (though I didn't tell them about my little mistake) ;-)

But don't let it get you down ... PC's are much easier to assemble
these days.

Anything else you need to know, don't hesitate to ask.


Drumguy

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Strontium

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