PC hardware: Power Supply 6-pin Aux Connector
Wrong Adapter
by Tyler2000 - 5/20/06 10:24 AM In reply to: Power Supply 6-pin Aux Connector by Tyler2000Well, they sent the wrong adapter. They sent me a molex to SATA cable. SATA is for a type of harddrive, correct?
I looked at the colors of the wires on my new power supply. The colors on the molex cables do not match the colors of the aux cable. I don't remember exactly, but I believe it didn't have any orange wires, which the aux connector had two of.
How would someone get the correct wires to adapt a cable with? Would you have to remove the orange wires from the old power supply and wire it inside the new power supply?
I talked with Gateway again, and they told me this power supply would be compatible with my system:
http://accessories.gateway.com/AccessoryStore/PC+Accessories_316441/PC+Components_316805/Power+Supplies_316811/12474867_ProdDetail
It does mention a AUX power, but so did the other 450w supply I bought. What do you think of it?
One I think I notice is that my old 250w power supply had a raised fan sticking out of the top, while this power supply has the fan contained inside the box itself? Could that mean anything?
I think that I have already told you at least
by Ray Harinec - 5/20/06 4:07 PM In reply to: Wrong Adapter by Tyler2000twice how simple it will be to make your own six pin adapter.
You start by removing the wired contacts from the six pin connector from the old power supply. Molex contacts are removable and reinsertable.
Now, in the new computer /power supply get the color wires that you need by removing the desired pins from a spare connector or two that you add to make the wires available.
Here are links where you can buy the removal tool for the male and the female molex pins.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1819
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1818
These tools are simply hollow cylinders which are slotted so that you can slip the wire into the sleeve and then slide the tool down the wire when pulled outinto the connector body. The tools spreads the retention stops so that the contacts can slide by.
However if one simply studies how the retention devices work that holds the pins [contacts] from pushing out, one can do it with ease. If you look at a molex connector and gently pull back on a wire that is crimped to a contact, you will see that there are two little springy metal tabs, that are slightly bent in, that prevent s the contact from being pulled out. Now one then gently pushes the wire [and contact] in so that the contact is not engaged to the metal tabs. Then with a small sharp pointed tool one can spread the metal stops a little and pull on the wire and the wire and contact should pull out. Takes a little practice but ends up being simply. Molex connectors are simply not high precision contacts such as the D subminature types.
Inserting the wire and contact into an empty body is done by simply pushing the wired contact in, it then engages and stays in.
There is another kludge way to do it by simply cutting the wires with the 6 pin connector as long as possible. Then cut the needed color wires from an unused connector from the new supply [use a Y adapter ot whatever. Then strip the wire ends, twist the appropriate wires together and use good wire nuts [the better ones whose body's extend and cover the wire well, not the crap that you get with a light fixture]. The connections will be a bulging mess but will work just fine. Try to keep the bulge out of the airflow path. If you Have enough wire length you may stagger the splices so they are not one huge bundle.
Possible solution found...
by drothrock - 5/27/06 9:37 PM In reply to: Power Supply 6-pin Aux Connector by Tyler2000Yeah, I've been wrestling with the same issue for my Gateway, as I've picked through the pile of cables that came with power supply I bought tonight.
I stumbled across your post and have found some info that may help you.
Looks like Antec provides an optional cable for one of their power supplies. See the NOTE at the bottom of page 3: http://www.antec.com/pdf/manuals/Neopower_EN_Manual.pdf
I found a pin out diagram of the 6 pin connector at: http://www.quepublishing.com/content/images/chap3_078972927X/elementLinks/03fig09.jpg
There's also some good connector information at
http://www.seasonic.com/support/a04.jsp (see Q22)
Gateway's image and description of the connector on the motherboard: http://support.gateway.com/s/MOTHERBD/INTEL/2515762/2515762mvr6.shtml
Hope that helps..
Scott
6 pin ATX AUX connector
by racegmr - 8/8/08 2:27 PM In reply to: Power Supply 6-pin Aux Connector by Tyler2000I am going through the same issue. 2001 Gateway Lexington P4 MoBo, just upgraded graphics card and had to get more watts than original 250 watt. Upon receiving the new power supply, I also noticed it did not have the 6 pin connector.
I went to Gateway website to find out what it is for and it turns out that is the power supply for the front USB ports. No one seems to know this so I thought I would share it with every one.
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