Power Suppy question

WillumWillum Reading, PA
edited September 2004 in Hardware
Ok I used to visit this site alot in the past and Im kinda a noob again. Anyways, I have a older gateway system and the PSU went bad so I bought a new one. My question is the PSU i bought has a 4 wire square plug on it for newer mobos. Doesnt that need to be plug in to work? Heres a pic.
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thanks

Comments

  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Only if the motherboard has a plug for it. If it's an older Gateway, more than likely it doesn't have one. You'll be fine not plugging it in. Just tie-wrap it back. :)
  • WillumWillum Reading, PA
    edited September 2004
    Cyclonite wrote:
    Only if the motherboard has a plug for it. If it's an older Gateway, more than likely it doesn't have one. You'll be fine not plugging it in. Just tie-wrap it back. :)

    Thats what i thought, I guess im having other problems then b/c its not working still. The light on the mobo comes on when i plug the PSU you in. I dunno whats up.
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    But it doesn't turn on when you push the power button?
  • WillumWillum Reading, PA
    edited September 2004
    Cyclonite wrote:
    But it doesn't turn on when you push the power button?
    Nope.
  • ZuntarZuntar North Carolina Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    check to see if the power switch (wires from your case) is still plugged into the mobo correctly.
  • MackanzMackanz
    edited September 2004
    Ehhh...doesn't Gateway computers demand propriety powersupplys? Dell and all the other brands does as far as i know. I'm actually afraid that you have fried the mainboard with that powersupply. I hope i am wrong though.
  • ZuntarZuntar North Carolina Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    OOPS, you might be right Mack, I changed out a gateway PSU for a friend last year, and stopped at the fact that the mounting holes didn't line up! had to call Gateway and get a replacement.
  • WillumWillum Reading, PA
    edited September 2004
    Mack whats the difference between the two PSU's?
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