PSU pin.

[CrossLOPER]

Old: 24, 4 and 2 pin connectors
New: 24 and 4 pin connectors

[drone]

Ah, my bad. I thought you meant the 4 pin connector was missing. Is there any kind of text near where the 2-pin connector plug on the motherboard? I don't think this is necessary, but it's strange. Do you have a user manual for the mobo?

[Xiahou]

Does it look like any of these?

[al Roumi]

It could be something like a connection for a PSU fan speed sensor or something equally useless.

Edit: If you can connect a suitable power lead from the PSU to your mobbo and you have successfully booted up, my guess it you don't need to worry about it.

[CrossLOPER]

Does it look like any of these?

No. I passed that site while I was looking for answers. I only just now realized how awesome it is. Thanks.

It could be something like a connection for a PSU fan speed sensor or something equally useless.

Edit: If you can connect a suitable power lead from the PSU to your mobbo and you have successfully booted up, my guess it you don't need to worry about it.

You may be right about it being for a sensor! The GTX260 has a similar port and I would imagine someone with a ricer case making use of it. I would just boot it up, but I don't want to risk damage to the computer.

[al Roumi]

No. I passed that site while I was looking for answers. I only just now realized how awesome it is. Thanks.



You may be right about it being for a sensor! The GTX260 has a similar port and I would imagine someone with a ricer case making use of it. I would just boot it up, but I don't want to risk damage to the computer.

Unless you are aware of your motherboard having something special about it -which might need something more from the PSU than a normal power connection (which i've not heard of), I'd feel pretty safe booting up...

Check the spec of your motherboard, or even better, its manual. The manual should have a picture or illustration of the mobbo's ports and connections with a description, that way you'll be able to tell what it does!

[Xiahou]

Check the spec of your motherboard, or even better, its manual. The manual should have a picture or illustration of the mobbo's ports and connections with a description, that way you'll be able to tell what it does!

That's never a bad idea.

But I'm with you in thinking that it's probably a PSU fan connector- and probably not necessary.

[drone]

It could be something like a connection for a PSU fan speed sensor or something equally useless.

That's what I was thinking. Some kind of control function the motherboard supports for the PSU.