[SOLVED] Installed new PS, but I have a problem

[Novel8]

I just installed my semi module PS...and followed up connecting what some say are the 2 most important connections...the 24 pin to the MB and the CPU 8pin. Some one told me that there really is 3 most important connections, but don't know what it is....anyone? Aside from that , i need to connect 1 Sata HD and 1 SSD HD, and a sata DVD. Now the problem or confusion. My MB ( A88X-Pro ) shows an area where one connects a cable for the USB 3.0 port. I don't know if the PS has such a cable. Does this mean all the years i had this MB and used the 3.0 slot, I wasn't getting real 3.0 power?

 

[rolli59]

No USB is powered from the 24 pin connector. The cable (data) to connect to the USB 3.0 would be from your case if you have compatible ports on the case.

 

[Novel8]

No USB is powered from the 24 pin connector. The cable (data) to connect to the USB 3.0 would be from your case if you have compatible ports on the case.

I didn't say that the 24 pin connector powers the usb . Cuould u 'speak' in layman terms of your response? I am not that tech savvy. Thanks

 

[rolli59]

No cable from a PSU is to power the USB 3 ports. The motherboard does have a DATA connection so you can use USB 3.0 connections on the front panel of your case if it has it.

 

[jonnyguru]

I just installed my semi module PS...and followed up connecting what some say are the 2 most important connections...the 24 pin to the MB and the CPU 8pin. Some one told me that there really is 3 most important connections, but don't know what it is....anyone? Aside from that , i need to connect 1 Sata HD and 1 SSD HD, and a sata DVD. Now the problem or confusion. My MB ( A88X-Pro ) shows an area where one connects a cable for the USB 3.0 port. I don't know if the PS has such a cable. Does this mean all the years i had this MB and used the 3.0 slot, I wasn't getting real 3.0 power?

USB 3.0 port on the motherboard is for a USB 3.0 port on your case. If your case has USB 3.0, there should be a cable that plugs into that header.

 

[Vic 40]

Some one told me that there really is 3 most important connections, but don't know what it is....anyone?

They likely talk about the PCIE power cables which power a dedicated graphics card like a Nvidia GTX/RTX gpu or AMD RX/HD gpu, but these are only necessary if you, one use such a gpu, and two that it requires the extra power.

 

[Novel8]

I'm using intergrated video and sound...so does this mean i can omit the PCei cables from my PS?

 

[Satan-IR]

Listing full system specs would help everyone.
Power Supply:
Motherboard:
CPU:
RAM:
Graphics Card:
Storage:
Case:

 

[Vic 40]

I'm using intergrated video and sound...so does this mean i can omit the PCei cables from my PS?

Yes.

 

[jonnyguru]

I'm using intergrated video and sound...so does this mean i can omit the PCei cables from my PS?

You plug in what you need. You don't plug in what you don't need. That's how it works.

 

[Novel8]

Now, i am having a problem with my New PS sata power connectors. After 6 years away from MB technology, I am confronted with sata power connectors. I have been trying to connect that cable to 2 HD's and a DVD. I have no problem with sata data connection, but the power ones are a different story. I know from what I've seen or read about one end has a cutout that has to match in order to make a connection, but i found that merely miss's a complete insertion. After about an hour i finally gave up trying. Is it possible that there is a flaw in the production of that cable? MY PS is a semi modular unit and store brand ( MicroCenter) so i removed it from the PS to see if it would make it easier to make the connections and like I said, one end of the conn. will just miss being able to be fully pushed in.

 

[jonnyguru]

Now, i am having a problem with my New PS sata power connectors. After 6 years away from MB technology, I am confronted with sata power connectors. I have been trying to connect that cable to 2 HD's and a DVD. I have no problem with sata data connection, but the power ones are a different story. I know from what I've seen or read about one end has a cutout that has to match in order to make a connection, but i found that merely miss's a complete insertion. After about an hour i finally gave up trying. Is it possible that there is a flaw in the production of that cable? MY PS is a semi modular unit and store brand ( MicroCenter) so i removed it from the PS to see if it would make it easier to make the connections and like I said, one end of the conn. will just miss being able to be fully pushed in.

No. You're just doing something wrong.

Make sure you're plugging it in with the correct orientation: