Power connectors

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Boki

Hi!

There are many leads that come out of the power supply. Each lead has three
connectors, 2 large ones with 4 holes and one with 3 holes(floppy)

2 Questions?

-Can I connect my two optical drives with just one lead?

-Can my hard drive and floppy also share 1 lead..

I ask this because I would then only have 2 leads coming down instead of 4
seperate ones. This is to reduce clutter.

Thanks
 
Boki said:
Hi!

There are many leads that come out of the power supply. Each lead has three
connectors, 2 large ones with 4 holes and one with 3 holes(floppy)

2 Questions?

-Can I connect my two optical drives with just one lead?

-Can my hard drive and floppy also share 1 lead..

I ask this because I would then only have 2 leads coming down instead of 4
seperate ones. This is to reduce clutter.

Thanks
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In a word ... yes. No problem.

If I might ask, what kind of power supply are you using? I haven't seen a
power supply with four separate power bus leads before ... that's a lot!

As a note ... the floppy power connector has 4 wires, same as the big plugs,
it's just smaller.


Drumguy
 
In a word ... yes. No problem.
Great!

If I might ask, what kind of power supply are you using? I haven't seen a
power supply with four separate power bus leads before ... that's a lot!
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It's an Antec 300W. Came with the case.
As a note ... the floppy power connector has 4 wires, same as the big plugs,
it's just smaller.
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:) Sorry mate! My eyes are playing games. It's my first time building a pc.
 
It's my first time building a pc.
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Good luck!

My first PC was wrought with troubles ... first time I hooked up the power
wrong to the mobo (AT type ... it was possible back then) and buggered it
badly. Fortunately the place I bought it from was quick to replace it
(though I didn't tell them about my little mistake) ;-)

But don't let it get you down ... PC's are much easier to assemble these
days.

Anything else you need to know, don't hesitate to ask.


Drumguy
 
Rofl! My first board was AT, as well. Had the two PSU plugs, backwards.
Fortunately, I didn't seat the damned CPU properly! Near miss hehehe.

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drumguy1384 stood up at show-n-tell, in (e-mail address removed),
and said:
Good luck!

My first PC was wrought with troubles ... first time I hooked up the
power wrong to the mobo (AT type ... it was possible back then) and
buggered it badly. Fortunately the place I bought it from was quick
to replace it (though I didn't tell them about my little mistake) ;-)

But don't let it get you down ... PC's are much easier to assemble
these days.

Anything else you need to know, don't hesitate to ask.


Drumguy
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