Another idea occurred to me. My HAF 922 has an extra expansion slot independent of the motherboard, which sits vertically on the opposite side from the other slots. If I decide to mount the panel in the rear, using this it would be easier to see and reach...I'll have to think about it.
Argg! This board has an 8 prone connector for The CPU, instead of 6 prone, like on my test power supply. The PS installed in my desktop does have an 8 prone connector, but I don't want to tear it apart just to bench test this board, but I guess there's no way around it...is there?
If you are talking about the CPU power connector, I guess I can't help. I've never heard of a 6 pin connector. Every board I have ever had was either 4 or 8. Don't most PSU's have a 4+4 ATX power cable? Wish we lived closer, I have 2 PSU's in my closet. But that's no help. I don't know if it is true, but I have been told that with an 8pin connection, the computer will boot with only a 4 pin connection. But that is up to you. I'm not sure what it would hurt to have not enough power. Seems it would either boot or not boot.
Your right, I was confusing a 6 prone plug for the graphics card with the CPU plug. It is a 4 prone cable, but I'm very reluctant to experiment with using it, so I guess that I'm going to have to start tearing the PC apart, and without a bench test.
Probably a good decision. I don't think experimenting with a new board is a good idea. If you did and the board had problems, you would always wonder if that was what caused it.
I found instructions in the user's manual that specifically states that it is okay to use a 4 pin CPU connector, instead of the eight pin, so I will bench test after all.
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