I have an HP mini desktop computer. The motherboard inside only has two separate 4-pin connectors for the main power. The power supply I would like to put in this case only has one 4-pin connector on it, but it does have the 20/24-pin CPU plug. Since my motherboard does not have a 20 or 24 pin socket for power, can I break the 4-pin off of the 20/24 pin connector and plug it into the second 4-pin socket on the MB?
Question Can i use the extra four pin connector on a 20/24 pin PSU connector to plug in to a motherboard?
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The 24 pin ATX MB power cannot be used for 4 pin CPU power.
However I suspect like many HP mini desktops, it is a proprietory motherboard, so you can only use proprietory PSUs to go with it. A normal ATX PSU is not made to power those motherboards. Thus why it does not have the ATX standard 24 pin power.
The 24 pin ATX MB power cannot be used for 4 pin CPU power.
However I suspect like many HP mini desktops, it is a proprietory motherboard, so you can only use proprietory PSUs to go with it. A normal ATX PSU is not made to power those motherboards. Thus why it does not have the ATX standard 24 pin power.
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