Power supply cables?

I'm putting together a new AMD system, with the ATX board. The case I bought has an AMD approved 300 watt power supply. There were no instructions that came with the case, and I'm confused which cable goes where. I connected the main 20-pin cable to the board itself. But there a couple more cables besides the disk and HD cables. I'm assuming that one will go to the extra fan on the back of the case. The connectors are just like the HD connectors. But there's a little square 4-connector box. And also another five-wire cable that's black-black-orange-orange-red. Where does that go? Thanks in advance... Jim

In article <a3ne16$l40$[email hidden]>, "Jim Tester" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>I'm putting together a new AMD system, with the ATX board. The case I >bought has an AMD approved 300 watt power supply. > >There were no instructions that came with the case, and I'm confused which >cable goes where. I connected the main 20-pin cable to the board itself. >But there a couple more cables besides the disk and HD cables. I'm assuming >that one will go to the extra fan on the back of the case. The connectors >are just like the HD connectors. > >But there's a little square 4-connector box. And also another five-wire >cable that's black-black-orange-orange-red. Where does that go? > >Thanks in advance...

Try a Google search for the case model and the motherboard model. You should be able to track down enough info to help. Aren't the connectors on the case marked? Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

I haven't got one of these power supplies...BUT....from postings I've seen on pentium4s I believe that the square 4 connector box (dunno about the other black-black-orange-etc) is the extra 12 volt supply required for the Pentium 4...AFAIK this isn't used for AMDS ...only used for the P4 cheers "Jim Tester" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a3ne16$l40$[email hidden]... > I'm putting together a new AMD system, with the ATX board. The case I > bought has an AMD approved 300 watt power supply. > > There were no instructions that came with the case, and I'm confused which > cable goes where. I connected the main 20-pin cable to the board itself. > But there a couple more cables besides the disk and HD cables. I'massuming

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> that one will go to the extra fan on the back of the case. The connectors > are just like the HD connectors. > > But there's a little square 4-connector box. And also another five-wire > cable that's black-black-orange-orange-red. Where does that go? > > Thanks in advance... > > Jim > >

Riddle : the shitty looking 4 pin connector is for a shitty piece of equipement made by a shitty manufacturer who always makes "new" devices so you have to change everything when you buy a new part.... Solution : Intel has designed a new shape for a fan plug.... "Jim Tester" <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message de news: a3ne16$l40$[email hidden]... > I'm putting together a new AMD system, with the ATX board. The case I > bought has an AMD approved 300 watt power supply. > > There were no instructions that came with the case, and I'm confused which > cable goes where. I connected the main 20-pin cable to the board itself. > But there a couple more cables besides the disk and HD cables. I'massuming

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> that one will go to the extra fan on the back of the case. The connectors > are just like the HD connectors. > > But there's a little square 4-connector box. And also another five-wire > cable that's black-black-orange-orange-red. Where does that go? > > Thanks in advance... > > Jim > >

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The exstra plug is for P4, you do not need to plug it in enywere SZ

Thanks for all the help on the cables. Like you said...they're for the Intel boards. Jim