Got 9800GTX in...PSU only has one 6-pin power cord....

ulcajun · 05-23-2008, 12:00 PM

So I cant use my 9800GTX until i buy another PSU with two power connectors? and what PSU would u guys suggest? i have an Corsair 520W PSU right now.
Edit: sorry wrong PSU

just checked specs, there is another PCI-express slot, but i guess it was taken out when the comp was being built, wasnt needed at the time....is there any stores i can buy a cable from?

Sora · 05-23-2008, 12:08 PM

All you have to do is hook up a 4-pin molex->6ipin PCI-E power adapter on it. Honestly your 9800GTX probably came with one. If not they aren't hard to get. You don't need a new PSU.

EDIT: Thats right you do have a 520HX like me...there should be two modular PCI-E power pins however just do what I told you if you can't get another modular cable. Just adapt a molex to a pci-e 6 pin.

ulcajun · 05-23-2008, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sora

All you have to do is hook up a 4-pin molex->6ipin PCI-E power adapter on it. Honestly your 9800GTX probably came with one. If not they aren't hard to get. You don't need a new PSU.

EDIT: Thats right you do have a 520HX like me...there should be two modular PCI-E power pins however just do what I told you if you can't get another modular cable. Just adapt a molex to a pci-e 6 pin.

thanks you were correct...i just plug in the molex to any available slot from the PSU?

EDIT: cant find any free 4-pins either...think they were taken out too...but i do have a free 8-pin, and it looks like it came with an 8pin to 6pin modular, would that work too?

anyone? ready to turn it on

Sora · 05-23-2008, 12:46 PM

many fan molex heads have two sides which you can route from. If you are out of 4-pin molex ends just search in your case for any dual sided ones such as fans.

ulcajun · 05-23-2008, 12:48 PM

what about the 8 pin to 6 pin? i have it connected, just ready to turn on...will that work?

Sora · 05-23-2008, 12:52 PM

it should...i don't see why not

ulcajun · 05-23-2008, 01:03 PM

would not turn on using the 8 pin for some reason...got the 4 pin modular to work tho...but its asking me to boot from a cd now...

Preacher · 05-23-2008, 01:10 PM

You probably have formatted, select boot from whatever HD your OS is on, you should be set .

ulcajun · 05-23-2008, 01:10 PM

is this normal for it to want me to boot from a system disk? or did i unplug something on the HD?
^^thanks, gonna see if i have that option.

looks like i messed something up with the harddrive...its not recognizing it and its asking me to install vista again.
EDIT: HD came unplugged from motherboard....now i have to remember if its the purple or the orange slots that are better....

Learn to edit your last post, do not reply to your own post

veedubfreak · 05-23-2008, 01:46 PM

You can order replacement cables from corsair.

05-23-2008, 12:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
ulcajun Junior Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 74	So I cant use my 9800GTX until i buy another PSU with two power connectors? and what PSU would u guys suggest? i have an Corsair 520W PSU right now. Edit: sorry wrong PSU just checked specs, there is another PCI-express slot, but i guess it was taken out when the comp was being built, wasnt needed at the time....is there any stores i can buy a cable from? Last edited by Ste; 05-23-2008 at 01:02 PM. Reason: stop double posting

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Sora Renowned Budgeting Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 4,122	Re: Got 9800GTX in...PSU only has one 6-pin power cord.... All you have to do is hook up a 4-pin molex->6ipin PCI-E power adapter on it. Honestly your 9800GTX probably came with one. If not they aren't hard to get. You don't need a new PSU. EDIT: Thats right you do have a 520HX like me...there should be two modular PCI-E power pins however just do what I told you if you can't get another modular cable. Just adapt a molex to a pci-e 6 pin. __________________ E6300 w/ Arctic Freezer Pro 7 @ 3.6ghz 1.4Vcore Antec 900 Case EVGA 750i FTW Mobo 2x1GB of DDR2-533 D9GMH Team Xtreme 4-4-4-12 @ 1030mhz 2.2v Gigabyte 8800GT 720/1800/1050 (eventually will SLI when they go down in price) Hanns G 19" Wide 5MS LCD 1 250GB WD and 1 Seagate 7200.10 in RAID 0 Corsair 520HX 3DMark06 Score: 13900

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Sora Renowned Budgeting Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 4,122	Re: Got 9800GTX in...PSU only has one 6-pin power cord.... many fan molex heads have two sides which you can route from. If you are out of 4-pin molex ends just search in your case for any dual sided ones such as fans. __________________ E6300 w/ Arctic Freezer Pro 7 @ 3.6ghz 1.4Vcore Antec 900 Case EVGA 750i FTW Mobo 2x1GB of DDR2-533 D9GMH Team Xtreme 4-4-4-12 @ 1030mhz 2.2v Gigabyte 8800GT 720/1800/1050 (eventually will SLI when they go down in price) Hanns G 19" Wide 5MS LCD 1 250GB WD and 1 Seagate 7200.10 in RAID 0 Corsair 520HX 3DMark06 Score: 13900

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ulcajun Junior Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 74	Re: Got 9800GTX in...PSU only has one 6-pin power cord.... what about the 8 pin to 6 pin? i have it connected, just ready to turn on...will that work?

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Sora Renowned Budgeting Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 4,122	Re: Got 9800GTX in...PSU only has one 6-pin power cord.... it should...i don't see why not __________________ E6300 w/ Arctic Freezer Pro 7 @ 3.6ghz 1.4Vcore Antec 900 Case EVGA 750i FTW Mobo 2x1GB of DDR2-533 D9GMH Team Xtreme 4-4-4-12 @ 1030mhz 2.2v Gigabyte 8800GT 720/1800/1050 (eventually will SLI when they go down in price) Hanns G 19" Wide 5MS LCD 1 250GB WD and 1 Seagate 7200.10 in RAID 0 Corsair 520HX 3DMark06 Score: 13900

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ulcajun Junior Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 74	is this normal for it to want me to boot from a system disk? or did i unplug something on the HD? ^^thanks, gonna see if i have that option. looks like i messed something up with the harddrive...its not recognizing it and its asking me to install vista again. EDIT: HD came unplugged from motherboard....now i have to remember if its the purple or the orange slots that are better.... Learn to edit your last post, do not reply to your own post Last edited by Ste; 05-23-2008 at 01:29 PM. Reason: stop double posting, infraction given

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