Some m'boards require an additional supply to the CPU. This is an extra connector from the power supply to a 4 pin square socket on the board usually close to the CPU socket. My motherboard is made by MSI and has this socket fed by four wires.
I believe that an adaptor is available that utilises a spare power connector for a HD or CDROM and converts it to the required four pin square. Without this connector the motherboard is to all intents and purposes, dead!! Rick --- jimgraves2000 wrote: > > > Is there a trick to getting a new motherboard to > power on? I installed > a new motherboard and CPU into an ATX case with a > known good power > supply, and I cannot get it to power on. I have > connected the 2 wires > from the power button to the correct pins on the > motherboard (I triple > checked to make sure I had the right pins), and I > cannot get it to > power on. I seem to remember having this same > problem a long time ago, > but I cannot remember what the solution was. Any > help would be > appreciated. Thank you. > -- Powered by SuSe Linux 9.2 Pro. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
