Just a heads up in case anyone runs into the same issue I did.
I am running this power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033
With this motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157334
The 12V CPU connector coming from the power supply looks like this:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Tagan/SuperRock_680W_TG680-U33II/images/12v.jpg
The corresponding connector on the motherboard looks like this:
http://i.stack.imgur.com/OZrET.jpg
On the power supply connector, notice none of the right 4 pins are square shaped. However, on the corresponding motherboard connector, two are square shaped. I initially thought this was a mismatch and proceeded to plug only the left 4 pins in the motherboard. Then I noticed the computer kept randomly rebooting when playing a video. After hours of diagnosis work, I narrowed it down to a power problem and plugged in the additional 4 pins. Random reboot problem GONE!
This is a very tricky and misleading problem because I am used to plugs and connectors matching exactly. I'm curious if anyone has experienced the same issue.
I am running this power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033
With this motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157334
The 12V CPU connector coming from the power supply looks like this:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Tagan/SuperRock_680W_TG680-U33II/images/12v.jpg
The corresponding connector on the motherboard looks like this:
http://i.stack.imgur.com/OZrET.jpg
On the power supply connector, notice none of the right 4 pins are square shaped. However, on the corresponding motherboard connector, two are square shaped. I initially thought this was a mismatch and proceeded to plug only the left 4 pins in the motherboard. Then I noticed the computer kept randomly rebooting when playing a video. After hours of diagnosis work, I narrowed it down to a power problem and plugged in the additional 4 pins. Random reboot problem GONE!
This is a very tricky and misleading problem because I am used to plugs and connectors matching exactly. I'm curious if anyone has experienced the same issue.