8pin ATX Connector

[MightyDiomed]

Hey guys....just wondering this will work.

I accidently snipped a black wire on my 8pin ATX power connector on my PSU while I was cutting a zip tie. This is the only one I have.

I have an 8pin ATX adapter with x2 3pin molex connectors plugged into my PSU. Will this still work for powering the mobo? -.^

 

[Drakan290]

I think the best thing you could do is splice the wire you cut, but if that's not possible, using an adapter will work fine.
Just make sure it's 8pin ATX and not 8 pin PCI-Express.

 

[MightyDiomed]

Oh, I'm positive it's an 8pin ATX connector. I tried jamming it into the 8pin spot on my 4850x2 and it didn't work.

 

[engiNURD]

Make sure the pin-out/wire arrangement is the same as the original on whatever replacement you're using.

BTW, its called: 8-pin EPS 12V connector

 

[MightyDiomed]

Cool, it all looks the same...just yellow/black wires on it.

 

[engiNURD]

Cool, it all looks the same...just yellow/black wires on it.

Right... black is ground, yellow is +12V... so make sure they're mapped the same, otherwise, you'll end up plugging in a ground line into a +12V receptacle.

 

[MightyDiomed]

I'll check the wiring out. However, if it is wired wrong and I plug it in....will anything go kaboom?