P5LD2 ATX power connector problem

[carrot]

I am building a system with an Asus P5LD2 mobo and this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811145064) case. However the main power cable coming out of the PSU has only 20 pins, while the socket on the mobo has 24. I can fit it in perfectly, there are just four empty pins on top. Is that bad? Do I need to just go out and buy a new PSU, or can I work with what I have?
Thanks

[azzey]

Uhhh... that really depends. Some motherboards I've used work fine with only 20 pins--some only work with 24. What does the manual say? Also, the case appears to come with a generic power supply--don't settle for it until you absolutely need to! Go out and get a quality power supply (if you can) by referring to Saph's sticky HERE (http://www.pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?t=47399). I would recomment a PSU with a 20/24 pin connector. The extra 4 pins can be detached so it will work with both kinds of motherboards.

[carrot]

Also, the case appears to come with a generic power supply--don't settle for it until you absolutely need to!
I see why. When I build PC's, I usually just use the generic power supply, something I'll never do again!
Another question, did I just ruin my client's new computer? I'll go through the steps of what happened. Time for a story.....
So, I finish putting all the pieces together, and I try to turn it on, well nothing happens on the screen and the keyboard (the three "locks") keeps lighting up and then going dark. I thought there was something wrong with the video card, so I went and got and old PCI card from the stone age and put that in. It didn't help. So I put the nice new video card back in and turned it back and, lo and behold, it works! The screen eventfully gets to the BIOS (after what appeared to be the system resetting a few times?) and I almost start to look around....when the system reboots. AHHHH! I get back to the BIOS and hurry really fast until I find the temperature gauge, but I'm not quick enough to read it before, gasp, it resets again. Armed with the location of the gauge, I wait until it gets to the BIOS and BAM, I'm there in world record time. This time I get a glimpse and see that it is pushing 60 C. I didn't think that was good, so I unhooked everything, took out the processor, wiped off the thermal paste that came on the processor, and applied my own. Then, while I was putting it back in, I forgot to move the clamp everything on the heatsink so i ended up putting the HS on the processor, realizing it was in the wrong place, taking it off the CPU, (thereby messing up the thermal grease I had so neatly put on) and finally putting it back on with the messed up paste.

Wow, that was irrelevant. Oh well, I'm over it....

So, next I put everything back together and tried it again, nothing. Same problem as before (with the blinking status lights and whatnot).
So, I stooped watching the screen, got up and started watching the inside of the case. Nothing happened on the screen, (I had someone else watch it) but I let it run anyway. It ran for a while, then the whole thing shutoff (not restarted) As I was getting up to move away, I heard a loud BANG that scared the crap out of me, I though my processor was fried.
And thats where I stand. Fun story, huh.
Did I breaky my power supply (yes yss"

[carrot]

Sorry about the bad grammer, spelling, and English in general. I was falling asleep as I wrote this.

[carrot]

I have a question... did I just ruin my client's new computer?
I'll go through the steps of what happened.
Time for a story.....
So, I finish putting all the pieces together, and I try to turn it on, well nothing happens on the screen and the keyboard (the three "locks") keeps lighting up and then going dark. I thought there was something wrong with the video card, so I went and got and old PCI card from the stone age and put that in. It didn't help. So I put the nice new video card back in and turned it back and, lo and behold, it works! The screen eventfully gets to the BIOS (after what appeared to be the system resetting a few times?) and I almost start to look around....when the system reboots. AHHHH! I get back to the BIOS and hurry really fast until I find the temperature gauge, but I'm not quick enough to read it before, gasp, it resets again. Armed with the location of the gauge, I wait until it gets to the BIOS and BAM, I'm there in world record time. This time I get a glimpse and see that it is pushing 60 C. I didn't think that was good, so I unhooked everything, took out the processor, wiped off the thermal paste that came on the processor, and applied my own. Then, while I was putting it back in, I forgot to move the clamp things on the heat sink, so i ended up putting the HS on the processor, realizing it was in the wrong place, taking it off the CPU, (thereby messing up the thermal grease I had so neatly put on) and finally putting it back on with the messed up paste.

Wow, that was irrelevant. Oh well, I'm over it....

So, next I put everything back together and tried it again, nothing. Same problem as before (with the blinking status lights and whatnot).
So, I stooped watching the screen, got up and started watching the inside of the case. Nothing happened on the screen, (I had someone else watch it) but I let it run anyway. It ran for a while, then the whole thing shutoff (not restarted) As I was getting up to move away, I heard a loud BANG that scared the crap out of me, I though my processor was fried.
And thats where I stand. Fun story, huh.
Did I break my power supply (please say, "Yes, and your processor is fine...)

[mjc]

Yes, and your processor may be fine...not sure until get a new power supply to check it out.

[carrot]

well, i got a new power supply and everything is working fine and dandy. Thanx for your help.
mumble... stupid generic power supplies, thats the last time I use one of those.... mumble....

[mjc]

Good to hear...at least the PSU wasn't nasty when it died.

[saphalline]

Ooh, ummm... yeah...

First of all, get a real PSU in that system. Those bundled PSU's are pieces of... well, you get the picture. They're the PC equivalent of trying to replace a car tire with nothing but a twig and three pebbles. In other words, I wouldn't trust such a fine mobo to a PSU like that!!

The bang sound was bad. Try getting a good PSU in there and see if it will work. If you get nothing, just RMA all that stuff back to the vendor or manufacturer. It's not worth the trouble-shooting at that point since a blown PSU can literally take out everything!

[saphalline]

Nearly as bad as using a bundled PSU is double-posting! I just posted to your other thread only to find out that this one is identical and more updated. Please don't do that again.

[mjc]

There all fixed...one thread now. I should have just done this the oether night but I was too tired/frustrated then....