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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: rc dude on June 08, 2013, 09:53:43 pm

Title: GA-Z87X-OC HELP
Post by: rc dude on June 08, 2013, 09:53:43 pm

Hello, i have a quick question that i need answered. For the top power cables, it is an 8 pin and a 4 pin. The only cable i have is a 4+4 pin, so how would i go about hooking it up? is the 4 pin optional? THanks for any help

Title: Re: GA-Z87X-OC HELP
Post by: Gloup_Gloup on June 08, 2013, 10:28:06 pm

Hi rc dude,

Welcome to forum,

Sorry but your question are not clear.

you write about cable PSU for CPU 12v power plug on motherboard?

About 8-pins +12volts power connectors....
 
About 4-pins +12volts power connectors....

Reformulate your situation.

Please describe your actual PSU with web link of brand, and other hardware....

I find infos about your mobo:
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

Okay I see on the manual:
http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-z87x-oc_e.pdf
Page 7 12v plug

ATX_12V/ATX_12V_2X4/ATX (2x2, 2x4 12V Power Connectors
Page 27

Title: Re: GA-Z87X-OC HELP
Post by: rc dude on June 08, 2013, 10:43:47 pm

Here is what i mean.  The top of the motherboard has an 8 pin connector as well as a 4 pin connector.
Like this (http://cdn5.thinkcomputers.org/images/news/z87-oc-2.jpg)

I only have a 4+4 pin cable,
Like this (http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/eps4plus4.jpg)

Because of this, I was wondering if i could just plug it into the 8 pin, and not use the 4 pin at all

Title: Re: GA-Z87X-OC HELP
Post by: Gloup_Gloup on June 08, 2013, 10:51:13 pm

Okay now is clear...


check with this:
http://www.akasa.com.tw/update.php?tpl=product/product.detail.tpl&no=181&type=Cables&type_sub=Power%20Cable%20Adapters&model=AK-CBPW10-15BK

Maybe call a shop for this.

(http://i01.i.aliimg.com/img/pb/939/850/392/392850939_391.jpg)

EDIT001:
or with this:
https://www.atxcases.com/-imageview/7148-/atx-4-pin-power.html

Title: Re: GA-Z87X-OC HELP
Post by: Livert on June 08, 2013, 11:22:15 pm

I have the GA-Z87X-UD3H with a 4+4 connector. Works fine with only a 4pin connector (other 4 unplugged). It's only there to allow higher voltages to your processor during overclocking to prevent the connectors overheating and fusing with your board.

Title: Re: GA-Z87X-OC HELP
Post by: rc dude on June 10, 2013, 01:34:45 am

OK, thanks for the help.  Now that i got that figured out, I went to turn it on, but i keep getting error 19 and 15, which are pre memory south bridge initialization and pre memory north bridge initialization.  I have tried clearing the cmos, both bios, different combinations of ram, remounting the cpu, no ram, outside the case, battery discharge button, but none of it will stop the errors.  Does anybody have anything else for me to try? or should i just RMA it for a new one?

Title: Re: GA-Z87X-OC HELP
Post by: Gloup_Gloup on June 17, 2013, 04:37:41 pm

Hi rc dude,

When you go to Bios, have you make a Load Optimized Default?

When you have make a Flash bios... have you disabled Keep DMI Data ?

Title: Re: GA-Z87X-OC HELP
Post by: Svarog on June 19, 2013, 04:02:07 pm

4+4 Pin is the same as a single 8-Pin.

It's just that your PSU 8-Pin Cable is designed to be used on motherboards with only a 4-Pin.

So you simply plug in the 4+4 Pin in the 8-Pin header. (Hold them both together and plug it in the 8-Pin)