On 10/19/2018 05:15 AM, Nico Huber wrote: > On 10/18/18 3:16 PM, Angel Pons wrote:
Thanks for replying all! >> I believe the power traces are different, so the CPU VRM feeds only through >> the EPS12V connector. However, if your PicoPSU is large enough, I guess a >> EPS12V cable can be attached to it. > > Probably not for a 35W CPU In comparison I have various other boards with higher wattage CPU's that lack EPS connectors such as an AM1 for a 40W CPU...what is different? I mean the 8pin one not the 4pin cpu cable. > but generally: Using adapters for the > EPS12V connector is dangerous. I know - I am the one who added that on the wiki :D but it is always good to repeat it :D > They have more than two pins for a > simple reason: The electrical current through each pin/connection must > not get too high. There are adapters that route the whole current > through a single pin on the other end (e.g. a single old-school PATA > drive connector). Oh man that is bad I wanted to either not connect a 8pin cable at all since a very similar platform on the AM1 series doesn't need or come with one or use one of my adapters that combines a 4PIN CPU cable and a molex cable which has worked fine on my H8SCM with the same CPU before I got a new PSU for it (H8SCM only $40 - I don't want to risk this $300 brand new KCMA-D8 although they are going for only $90 china used on fleabay atm) > Never use these unless you know they can take the > current you expect! (e.g. not much more than 3A for a 35W TDP, that > might be ok for a single pin, but you should read each connectors > specs) > > Same applies to the tiny connectors for (hard)-drives on the PicoPSU, > if the current goes through less pins on the PicoPSU side, don't do it > (unless you know what you are doing). I always check the ratings. > > There are PicoPSUs that have a 4-pin EPS12V connector btw. I know I have one :D But dont I still need 8 pins total? > So I'm not > sure what the original question was; would it work w/o full 8 pins? I just want to make it work with a normal CPU 4pin cable > or > would it work w/o any? The former likely yes, the latter likely no. > > Nico > -- coreboot mailing list: [email protected] https://mail.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
