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Old February 9th 09, 01:14 PM posted to alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte
Paul
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Default Problem with EP45T-EXTREME

Maciej Piechotka wrote:

The 8 pin power connector, can use either a four pin or an eight pin
power source. One page of the user manual, is dedicated to explaining
about the power connectors. If using the eight pin connector, you
can check the pin numbers against that shown in the manual. There should be
four identical yellow wires on one side and four black wires on the
other side. The yellow wires are +12V.


Although it is as you described in power supply manual actually 2 wires
(which are detechable to make 2x3 pin connector) are black from 'right'.


You are using the PCI Express connector! That is not the correct connector.

Try the ATX12V 2x2 connector, which exists on desktop power supplies. This
is enough to power up to a 130W processor. Plug into pins 3,4,7,8 (see the manual,
which is where I got those pin numbers). Don't use the PCI Express connector.
On a brand new motherboard, sometimes there is a sticky label to cover
the unused four pins of the ATX12V 8 pin connector, making it more
obvious where the 2x2 connector goes. The plastic "latch" on the 2x2, should
partially engage the plastic latch mate on the motherboard side.

http://www.atmarkit.co.jp/fsys/cable...x12v-cbl-l.jpg

You're also going to have to check what you've done with that PCI
Express connector. Did the yellow wires feed 12V pins on the connector ?
Or did you somehow manage to reverse the connections, such that yellow
went to GND and black went to the 12V pins ? If you did that, you may
have damaged the Vcore circuit.


I didn't find case speaker (unless I can connect HD Audio or AC 97 - but
I don't think so). But I'll check the error code.


See "F_PANEL" in the manual. "SPEAK+" and "SPEAK-" go to the case speaker
inside the computer case. The speaker will have a 1x4 connector on the end.
The computer typically sends beep codes to the speaker.

Paul