Question PSU cable pins ?

[Jason78]

Hey all. So a little while back I did my first ever upgrade and upgraded my mother's pc with new mb & ram. There was an issue however and the PSU is dead. I was going to replace it with one I have my from one of my older pc's however I noticed the pins for the adaptor cable are not the same in terms of the port shapes, in that the box & arch shape configuration of each one is different. Will it still work or will that cause damage to something if I use it still? Tia.

PC

Mobo: ASRock H97M Pro4
RAM: Patriot 1699mhz 16g x 2
GPU: onboard
PSU: (new) Cooler Master RS-430-PCAR 400w

 

[Math Geek]

Full parts list please. PSU model, motherboard model and everything in between.

We need lots more info to offer any accurate advice.

 

[Jason78]

Full parts list please. PSU model, motherboard model and everything in between.

We need lots more info to offer any accurate advice.

updated.

 

[--SID--]

PSU: (new) Cooler Master RS-430-PCAR 400w

That PSU is 18 years old, launched march 2006! Don't use it, it's e-waste.

 

[Jason78]

That PSU is 18 years old, launched march 2006! Don't use it, it's e-waste.

But if it still works..? She's not going to be running Blender, all she does is check emails and book appointments. The most strain the pc will be under is running a Yt video.

 

[Math Geek]

sure it works now. but when it stops working, it does not have any modern protection built in to prevent it from taking everything else with it.

i'd def replace it. your other big hint is that the connections don't even match up. standards have changed in 15+ years which is why it won't connect. forcing it in is NOT the answer. they make the shapes like that to prevent plugging in something that won't work.

the pins are not the same anymore so forcing it in would put unmatched stuff together. such as a 5v wire where it's now expecting a ground or 12v into a 5v spot or whatever.

you need a new psu designed for what you are using. grant it the h97 mobo is also old but it's still newer than that psu by a long shot.

 

[Jason78]

sure it works now. but when it stops working, it does not have any modern protection built in to prevent it from taking everything else with it.

i'd def replace it. your other big hint is that the connections don't even match up. standards have changed in 15+ years which is why it won't connect. forcing it in is NOT the answer. they make the shapes like that to prevent plugging in something that won't work.

the pins are not the same anymore so forcing it in would put unmatched stuff together. such as a 5v wire where it's now expecting a ground or 12v into a 5v spot or whatever.

you need a new psu designed for what you are using. grant it the h97 mobo is also old but it's still newer than that psu by a long shot.

Ok thank you, that's the info I was after.

 

[Math Geek]

hopefully its good info. left the house not long after i posted this morning, and finally had a chance to check back in