Changing power supplies, new one doesn't have the right plug

i_am_jim

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My wife's computer failed last night. It was the power supply. I got a new power supply, but it doesn't have one of the plugs on the motherboard the original one did.

Anyone know what to do about this?

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The 4-pin connector is ATX12V / half-EPS12 for the motherboard. The 6/6+2 connectors are PCIe AUX / "GPU" power cables, not CPU.

PCIe AUX is much newer than ATX12V so a PSU that has PCIe power must have ATX12V/EPS12. Though it is possible that some PSUs only have a solid 2x4 EPS12 instead of one that splits into 4+4. Modular PSUs in particular often have separate cables for ATX12V and EPS12 or one EPS12 with 4+4 connection and one solid 8-pin.
 

Grammar ambiguity. When I wrote that I was referring to the mobo picture. Either way, I realized I kind of derped, so I cleared out my post. Op should listen to others.
 

Sorry, I don't understand. The new PS does not have an 8-pin connector that can be split into two 4-pin The only rectangular connectors are the red ones in the picture.
 
I owe some some folks here an apology. Upon closer examination I found an 8pin 4&4. Though is wasn't obvious it could be pulled apart making two 4pin connectors. The computer is up and running. I'm marking Mr. zyh with the solution.
 


Yea, depending on how they attach the plastic in the factory, sometimes it takes a bit of force to get them apart, kind of like jammed legos.