Help with building?

alowe

I'm not sure where to post with help on actually building my new pc?

I've connected everything as I think it should be - only thing is there is a 4pin power connector, and I only have a 6pin + 2 pin from the power supply - however, I have connected in the 24pin power. The machine will turn on, but nothing on the display/monitor and no lights on the keyboard (but mouse lights up). I'm assuming that I should at the very least be getting my bios screen - or is there something I have to do before-hand.

I'm using a ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX, Sockel AM3+, mATX and a Corsair VS Serie VS350, Non-Modular, 80+.

Any guidance would be much appreciated.

BloodBath

There should be 2 power connections on the mainboard. What graphics card are you using? The 6+2 pin is for graphics cards.

alowe

There's a 24pin and a 4pin power connector on the motherboard, but I can only find a 24pin and an 8pin and a 6+2pin power cables from the power supply, so can only seem to fit the 24pin.

I did have the separate graphics card in, but got blank screen (albeit I did get the green light on the monitor, just nothing on screen), but thought this might be wrong, so went for the vga output from the motherboard. I'll stick in the graphics card and try again - but still at a loss of the power supply?

alowe

I think this is what I need, if you're saying I need 2 power connectors on the motherboard.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/power-transfer-cable-pci-8pin-to-44pin-351961

As there's no other power connectors on the motherboard, will the graphics card work fine, considering the 6+2pin won't be in use? (and has no-where to go into.)

EoinHef

There are two power connections needed on the motherboard,a 24-Pin for the board and a 4-pin for the cpu,do you have BOTH of these connected?? They are color coded on your board,the 4-pin connecter on the board will be the same color as the 24-pin. Think there kinda white or gray on that board.
The 4-pin is located near the cpu socket on the side of the board where the hdmi,usb connectors are.

That psu has one 4-pin connector as far as i can see

marco_polo

Is the 8-pin EPS connector not splittable into 2 X 4?

alowe

marco_polo wrote: »

Is the 8-pin EPS connector not splittable into 2 X 4?

Physically break it? I was thinking this was where id need the converter cable.

marco_polo

alowe wrote: »

Physically break it? I was thinking this was where id need the converter cable.

They usually slide apart on any PSU I seen. Corsair certainly claim that is the case for all their CPUs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6wLW84-Rqo

Either way because EPS is effectively 2 X 4 pin ATX12V connectors, and because the gaps are quite large between the pins it should be possible to fit in either the left-most or the right-most 4 pins into the motherboard with overlapping and it will work just fine, without breaking it or adapters.

alowe

marco_polo wrote: »

They usually slide apart on any PSU I seen. Corsair certainly claim that is the case for all their CPUs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6wLW84-Rqo

Either way because EPS is effectively 2 X 4 pin ATX12V connectors, and because the gaps are quite large between the pins it should be possible to fit in either the left-most or the right-most 4 pins into the motherboard with overlapping and it will work just fine, without breaking it or adapters.

Great thanks. Will try tomorrow.