I'm building my first computer, so far, so good. I noticed that my power supply has a 12 volt cable (square with 4 wires) and that my motherboard has a 12 volt jack. Am I supposed to put it in there or not. by the way I'm not talking about the main power source (the rectangle with 20 wires)
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Jump to PostFirst, as always, consult the diagrams in the manual for your motherboard. I have a 12v connector on my board and i've never seen any need to use it.
Be careful about connecting any power cord to anything in the system unless you are SURE it belongs.
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