Sell224
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I am still working on this same problem I had a week back..
I am building a computer with an asus a8n sli-deluxe mobo, x1900xtx, amd 3500+, and a cheap 350 watt power supply (Thermal Master). Yes I know the power supply is really bad and should have gotten a better one, but I really want to try to make it work before I go out and spend a hundred bucks on a new one.
My problem is as follows:
I can get power to all the fans if I plug in just the 20 pin connector. If I plug in the four pronged extension to the 20 pin (the psu is cheap, so it only has a 20 pin connector when the mobo has a 24 pin connection) I can still get power to all the fans. (case fan, cpu fan, gpu fan) I plug in the video card power, (6 pronged connector) and everything still works the same. The entire time I am getting the two led red lights on my GPU which suggests I am not getting enough power, which makes sense, but I am still getting the fans to turn on.
Now I move on to plug in the four pin connector near the cpu fan, which is supposedly necessary to power the motherboard. I plug that in, turn on the power supply, and NOTHING. Actually, I do get a green LED light on the mobo to turn on, so I know I am getting some power, but when I try to power on the fans will not turn on.
I have been trying to figure out forever why this is happening, and it is so frustrating. I have no other power supplies to test with, so I can't determine for sure whether it is a power problem. Is there any connection between the computer not getting enough power and the 4 pronged making the whole thing not work?? Another thing might be that that 4 pronged is somehow broken, and plugging it in screws up the whole system from working.
PLEASE HELP!! I need this computer for work and I just can't get it to work. My next step would be to go out and buy a 500+ watt power supply, but that'l be pricey.
I am building a computer with an asus a8n sli-deluxe mobo, x1900xtx, amd 3500+, and a cheap 350 watt power supply (Thermal Master). Yes I know the power supply is really bad and should have gotten a better one, but I really want to try to make it work before I go out and spend a hundred bucks on a new one.
My problem is as follows:
I can get power to all the fans if I plug in just the 20 pin connector. If I plug in the four pronged extension to the 20 pin (the psu is cheap, so it only has a 20 pin connector when the mobo has a 24 pin connection) I can still get power to all the fans. (case fan, cpu fan, gpu fan) I plug in the video card power, (6 pronged connector) and everything still works the same. The entire time I am getting the two led red lights on my GPU which suggests I am not getting enough power, which makes sense, but I am still getting the fans to turn on.
Now I move on to plug in the four pin connector near the cpu fan, which is supposedly necessary to power the motherboard. I plug that in, turn on the power supply, and NOTHING. Actually, I do get a green LED light on the mobo to turn on, so I know I am getting some power, but when I try to power on the fans will not turn on.
I have been trying to figure out forever why this is happening, and it is so frustrating. I have no other power supplies to test with, so I can't determine for sure whether it is a power problem. Is there any connection between the computer not getting enough power and the 4 pronged making the whole thing not work?? Another thing might be that that 4 pronged is somehow broken, and plugging it in screws up the whole system from working.
PLEASE HELP!! I need this computer for work and I just can't get it to work. My next step would be to go out and buy a 500+ watt power supply, but that'l be pricey.
