OCZ 520w + DFI Ultra D Setup Question

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Hiya,

Earlier, it was suggested that I get a 520w Powerstream from OCZ to power my new comp. I went through with the purchase, but have ran into a "major" dilemma with regards to the DFI nf4 Ultra D motherboard.

The 520w comes with a 24 (20 plus an extra 4 pin) plug, and 2 4 pin (that can combine into 8) plugs. The 2 x 4 that make 8 plugs are blue, while the 20 + 4 are black. If I've confused anyone, let me know.

At any rate, the Ultra-D has 2 main power plugins: a 24 pin ATX, and a 4 pin (presumably 12v) outlet right beside it. Herein lies the problem. The Ultra-D "manual" is rather lacking, and the quickstart guide doesn't even bother trying to tell you where to plug things in. Normally, I'd just throw all of the black plugins in the 24 pin area, and one of the blue 4 pins in the 4pin place next to it. However, the OCZ manual clearly states that, for P4 and Athlon builds, you should remove the black 4 pin connector from the 24 pin setup and replace it with a blue 4 pin.

This has me confused as heck. If anyone's combined this PSU with this motherboard, could you please explain it to me? I have yet to power up the computer out of fear that I've got it backwards and am going to fry it.

One other note.. the PSU comes with a 6pin plug labeled "PCI-Express", but I see no place to plug it into the motherboard... is it necessary or just an extra?

Thanks ahead of time for any advice..
 
Ok step one. The PCI Express goes to a PCI express card. Step two. I am going ot have to go look at that OCZ manual real quick it has me a little confused. BRB.
 
Alright. It does look like it says one blue with the 20pin and one blue for the 4 pin. But I have not done this setup before I don't really like DFI boards they have always been flaky for me.....so I would wait and see if anyone else checks in on the this first.
 
Well, I got annoyed, so I plugged in the blue one with the 20 pin black one. No mobo response, no lights, nothing. Figured maybe I'd done something else wrong, waited around.

Finally got really, really tired of waiting and thought "farkit, if I fry the thing I can RMA", so I replaced the blue part with the black one that matched.. and the mobo lit up in one or two spots. Powered on the comp, and it made it to BIOS at least.. about to go see if I did any permanent damage.. wheee.

Mmm... power on.. now the possible causes of errors and annoyances has grown exponentially.

So, for those of ya out there with a similar problem, 20+4 black in ATX place, one of the 4 pin blues in the spot next to it. Yay.

Edit: Haha, had a scare. Thought the power cord fiasco had zapped my CPU fan.. once it reached BIOS the thing just stopped turning. I looked over at it and could see it "twitching" just a little, so I tapped it and it started spinning really slowly. A little looking around bios and I found the "problem": The chip was running at like 34 C and the fan isn't even set to turn on until 35.. or something similar. Teehee.
 
Well gee, you'd think two connectors of the same color would go together...
:rolleyes: :D

I think the Powerstream manuals were written before the 24-pin connector came into wide use for Athlon mobos. I just used some common sense when I got my PSU and hooked it up to my A8N-SLI.

:)
 
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