3. Then connect together green and any black pin of 24-pin ATX connector. I usually use unbended metal paper-clip.
Unbent paper clips are my favourite for doing this too
Topic: Dedicated PSU for GPUs? (Read 1519 times)
Unbent paper clips are my favourite for doing this too
1. Connect any load to your PSU (6-pin cable to your video card, for example )
2. Connect a power cable to your PSU and turn on the switch on it (if it exists)
3. Then connect together green and any black pin of 24-pin ATX connector. I usually use a unbent metal paper-clip.
PSU will be in work until you disconnect green and black pins
2. Connect a power cable to your PSU and turn on the switch on it (if it exists)
3. Then connect together green and any black pin of 24-pin ATX connector. I usually use a unbent metal paper-clip.
PSU will be in work until you disconnect green and black pins
My PSU refuses to provide power to GPUs if 24pin and 8pin cable are not connected to motherboard. Is there anyway to trick the PSU so I could have a dedicated PSU for GPUs?
ATX PSU are turned on when Pin 14 on the 24pin connector is pulled to ground. Pin 14 is usually wired with a green wire. So the simplest way to make this work, you just need to use a wire or something to connect that to any ground pin (black wire). A better way is to connect it to your main PSU so that it will turn on/off accordingly as well.
Many thanks. Do you mean I can connect the "power on" pin to a ground pin on the same 24 pin connector (or any ground pin on any component)? I know nothing about PSU. Just want to make sure it is safe, so I wouldn't short circuit my PSU.
You can connect the 24pin to any ground pin, there are pull down resistors to prevent shorts. Anyway you can find guides online like this
http://www.overclock.net/faqs/15751-info-can-i-use-two-power.html
My PSU refuses to provide power to GPUs if 24pin and 8pin cable are not connected to motherboard. Is there anyway to trick the PSU so I could have a dedicated PSU for GPUs?
ATX PSU are turned on when Pin 14 on the 24pin connector is pulled to ground. Pin 14 is usually wired with a green wire. So the simplest way to make this work, you just need to use a wire or something to connect that to any ground pin (black wire). A better way is to connect it to your main PSU so that it will turn on/off accordingly as well.
Many thanks. Do you mean I can connect the "power on" pin to a ground pin on the same 24 pin connector (or any ground pin on any component)? I know nothing about PSU. Just want to make sure it is safe, so I wouldn't short circuit my PSU.
My PSU refuses to provide power to GPUs if 24pin and 8pin cable are not connected to motherboard. Is there anyway to trick the PSU so I could have a dedicated PSU for GPUs?
ATX PSU are turned on when Pin 14 on the 24pin connector is pulled to ground. Pin 14 is usually wired with a green wire. So the simplest way to make this work, you just need to use a wire or something to connect that to any ground pin (black wire). A better way is to connect it to your main PSU so that it will turn on/off accordingly as well.
My PSU refuses to provide power to GPUs if 24pin and 8pin cable are not connected to motherboard. Is there anyway to trick the PSU so I could have a dedicated PSU for GPUs?
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