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On 22 Dec 98 at 12:53, Bill Nussbaumer wrote:
> The power supply has 6 main bundles.
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> 1. Labeled P1 goes directly to the MB - very large 20 PIN connector
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> 2. Labeled P2 - smaller 6 slot connector - it appears that this is for the
> AT MB and will go unused in my system.
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> 3 &4. Go to a standard 4 pin connector (the ones you power a hard drive
> with) and then pass through to finally terminate in another 4 pin connector.
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> 5&6. Go to the same 4 pin connectors but pass through to terminate in a
> very small 4 pin connector.
>
> I have three questions.
> 1. Are the pass through connectors OK to use for powering
> multiple devices on the same cable (actually the bundle of small
> cables)? i.e. Can I attach 1 hard drive to a connector and then
> attach another hard drive to the passed through connector on the
> same cable bundle? The case fans also have a pass through
> configuration ... does this mean that I can power all three case
> fans off of one connector extending from the power supply just by
> connecting them to each other?
I've experienced system problems whenever I put two hard drives on
the same lead ("bundle" of cables). Sharing a lead with a CD-ROM or
floppy generally works fine; I haven't had a problem sharing a lead
with a fan, although others have cautioned against it.
> 2. Are the small 4 pin connectors for the 3.5" floppy drive? (There are a
> total of two of these connectors in the case).
Yes, exactly. If the power supply didn't come with them, you can
find cables about 2" long to convert a large connector to the small
one.
> 3. Any other advice on how to configure the power supply connections?
I've used one or two weird devices that wanted a lead all to
themselves. You don't mention any of them here, so it's probably not
an issue.
David G
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