20 pin to 14 pin.

[Doubles]

My motherboard only has a 14 pin slot but my new psu has a 20 pin slot. Is it safe to use the 20 pin slot on the 14 pin slot?

 

[GTX 10000]

Post a picture here . I think you are mistaking something!

 

[Doubles]

https://imgur.com/a/2o3iX

14 pin slot is on the far right. No other slot for the psu :[

 

[GTX 10000]

https://imgur.com/a/2o3iX

14 pin slot is on the far right. No other slot for the psu :[

Ok put the 20 pin psu cord in the MOBO and check if it works. and the extra 4 pins to your upper slot in the left see if it works.It will not cause a major hardware fault or even simple faults just to test!

 

[techgeek]

Is this a Lenovo OEM desktop? If so, you can purchase an adapter like this one:

24 Pin to 14 Pin PSU Main Power Supply ATX Adapter Cable for Lenovo IBM

 

[Doubles]

I had everything plugged in and it didnt start. I plugged in my old psu and it worked with that

 

[Doubles]

It is a lenovo desktop. I will have to buy one of those and try it!

 

[techgeek]

Good luck, let us know how you make out.

Don't you just hate it when OEM's design something non-standard and then call it proprietary or engineered to be better than the standard? Dell had a non-standard ATX wiring too, PITA if you ask me.

 

[Doubles]

Well, the adapter worked but bow i got new problems. Whenever i turned it on I get Error 1962 can not find operating system. How do i fix that problem?

 

[techgeek]

If it's not finding an OS, the first thing I would do is make sure you didn't unplug your HDD when you were installing your new PSU. Make sure the SATA data cable is plugged in to the motherboard and the drive. Check the SATA power cable to the drive as well.

Then try to boot up. If it doesn't get to Windows, have a look in the BIOS and see if the drive is showing in there. If it isn't then something is wrong with the drive. If it appears, but it doesn't load Windows then something is wrong with the file structure on Windows. If this is the case you may have to attempt a repair assuming you have either a Windows Repair disk or the Windows install disk.

 

[Doubles]

After another look, i noticed that the sata cable was not plugged into the hard drive. Thx for the info 😀