About modular PSU cables

[owenbear]

Hi all,

I've been given a modular PSU that has a cable missing.
Namely the 4 pin ATX +12 volt power cable - the one which plugs in next to the CPU.

I've not been able to find a replacement (all I can find are extension cables).
If I make up my own cable from spare PSU's I have is there any chance of causing damage to the PC or the PSU itself?

For instance if the wires are of a different diameter or resistance than the original cable.

Any information you can give is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

OwenBear

[caperjack]

commonly called the P4 plug ,im no expert ,but i alter things and i would cut off the 4 wire plug for the hdd or cdrom drive and connect the square P4 plug to and try it,the volrage is the same .keep in mine that i never tried it ,but earlier p4 plugs were the same shape of the cdrom plug ,and we just used any one of the available plugs on the cpu

[owenbear]

Hi Caperjack,

Thanks for the info, much appreciated.

You're response made me wonder, could I plug in a P4 extension cable into 4 pins of the 12v 8 pin cable (P8?) and get the same result? The P4 extension cable does fit (I've just checked).
I thought I'd ask your opinion before trying it! I presume the voltage is same on this also.
Again, thanks for the reply.

OwenBear

[caperjack]

yeah, that will work ,i forgot about them converters

[owenbear]

Thanks, I'll give try that then...

OwenBear.

P.S. I'll let you know if it works!

Thanks again.

[caperjack]

ok

[owenbear]

Hi again,

Well I tried the PSU (a Jeantech 'Arctic' 600w Modular cable thingy by the way) using the info above, in an old DELL I have. But it won't boot using the PSU I've been asking about. If it's because of the P4 cable off of 'half the P8(?) cable (as above - I don't know).
Anyway,
After doing some more reading about this PSU I think I may just give up on it...
Every review or comments about Jeantech power supplies are not very good and don't fill me with confidence so I think I'll just play it safe and not risk using it.
The reason I did ask in the first place is that it 'looks' a nice PSU with modular power cables (which I believe can aid cooling) and also a higher output in watts (600w) than any of the PSU's in my other PC's.
I wanted to have all the best parts in 1 PC but the best PC I have works, so maybe I should leave it be...
Still - thanks for the advice, as always it is much appreciated.

OwenBear

Well after finding this, I'm now unsure again whether to keep trying to get it working...
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/stress-test,review-1362-20.html
??

[caperjack]

this is the type of adapter i was thinking you could use
http://www.xpcgear.com/p412volt.html