20 Pin on a 24 Pin Motherboard PSU Connector

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20 Pin on a 24 Pin Motherboard PSU Connector

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is it possible to run a 24 pin mobo connector on only a 20 pin connector?

the emachine in reference to my vista password topic has a 24 pin mobo, but only a 20 pin connector plugged in. can i do this for any mobo?



nvm i found my answer!! :roll:
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Your answer should have been: No.

There are adapters that can do it, but I would discourage their use.
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according to every site ive visited, and the Emachines box that im working on right now, it can be done, it will just disable the PCI-E video card slot
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