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Processor | Intel C2D E6420 (3.2 gHz @ 1.365v) |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte 965P-DS3 |
Cooling | Zalman CNPS9500 LED |
Memory | 4 x 512mb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 667 |
Video Card(s) | Visiontek HD 4870 512mb |
Storage | 200gb Maxtor SATA, 400gb WD SATA |
Audio Device(s) | Audigy 2 ZS |
Software | Windows XP Pro SP2 |
I've just built a computer for a friend and we ran into a problem while building it. On the motherboard (MSI 975X Platinum V.2 LGA 775 ) there is a 8-pin power thing to the left of the CPU (I can't think of what it's called but I know what it does). The case's stock power supply only had a 4 pin plug, so I put that in and plugged everything else up and then tried to power up the computer. However, when it turned on, it would only stay on for about 5-10 seconds before shutting off without any beeps or anything. After shutting down, it would stay off for about 5 seconds then power up again, and it would then repeat the process. My first thought was that it wouldn't boot because of the missing 4 pin power supply, but I wanted to turn to the knowledgable people of this forum to give me a second opinion
In a nutshell: If the motherboard has a 8-pin power plug but only 4 of them are connected, will it cause problems?
The other stuff in his rig just in case you guys need to know:
RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
MSI 975X Platinum V.2 LGA 775
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3250824AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
MSI RX1950PRO 256mb / a Zalman VF900 fan
Any help will be appreciated
In a nutshell: If the motherboard has a 8-pin power plug but only 4 of them are connected, will it cause problems?
The other stuff in his rig just in case you guys need to know:
RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
MSI 975X Platinum V.2 LGA 775
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3250824AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
MSI RX1950PRO 256mb / a Zalman VF900 fan
Any help will be appreciated