<p dir="ltr">Yes. Connect them both. There will be a socket for both connectors. From personal experience I can tell you that it will not work unless both sockets are plugged in. It took me a couple of trips to MC to figure this out.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 26, 2014 2:06 PM, "Steve VanSlyck" <<a href="mailto:s.vanslyck@spamcop.net">s.vanslyck@spamcop.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
The instructions in my Gigabit motherboard manual say,<br>
<br>
ATX_12v_2X4/ATX (2X4 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector<br>
<br>
"With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply<br>
enough stable power to all components of the motherboard. Before<br>
connecting the power connector, first make sure the power supply is<br>
turned on and all devices are properly installed. The power connector<br>
possesses a foolproof design [obviously they didn't design it for<br>
me!]. Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the<br>
correct orientation.<br>
<br>
"The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU. If the a<br>
12V power connector is not connected, the computer will not start."<br>
<br>
WTF does THAT mean? Am I supposed to connect both the 2x4 and the 2x12<br>
power connectors or not? And if not, then which one?<br>
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