24 pin wont go in.

[testeras]

Is it okay if it doesnt go all way in, i've been trying to push it all the way in for 45 minutes. Pc boots just fine

[Blqckqut]

dumb question but is it in the right way? turn it around

[testeras]

7 minutes ago, Blqckqut said:

dumb question but is it in the right way? turn it around

It is the right way

[Blqckqut]

1 minute ago, testeras said:

It is the right way

odd that theres no lock

[leclod]

I'd check those connector closely, with a magnifier. There must be something in the way.

[_Omega_]

7 minutes ago, Blqckqut said:

dumb question but is it in the right way? turn it around

It seems like it is... you can neither see the clip of the 24-pin nor the catch on the connector...

 

is the connector a standard 24-pin? Can you check and make sure that the shapes of the plug and the connector add up? 

 

Just want to be sure that is not just some proprietary junk from an oem since the board is green 

[Needfuldoer]

Check the edges of the connector, in case there's a plastic burr or something that's physically stopping it.

[testeras]

I had same issue with old psu, it also didnt want to go all way in.

I used it for a year and it never crashed or something like that.

 

All 24 pins in this psu match motherboard i think, i checked some squares and shapes of connector and 24 pins to see do they match before putting it in

 

Board is ih61m and psu mag a550bn, someone can check compatability if they want

 

 

Is it safe to leave it be, can it cause damage?

I dont have power hungry components

 

 

 

[Alex Atkin UK]

17 minutes ago, testeras said:

I had same issue with old psu, it also didnt want to go all way in.

I used it for a year and it never crashed or something like that.

 

All 24 pins in this psu match motherboard i think, i checked edges of connector and 24 pins both sides do they match before putting it in

 

 

Is it safe to leave it be, can it cause damage?

I dont have power hungry components

 

 

 

No it is absolutely not safe to leave it like that:

 

Sometimes plugging it in fully requires a good amount of pressure, or you'll end up as above or worse.

[testeras]

2 minutes ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

No it is absolutely not safe to leave it like that:

http://i.imgur.com/8SeuVJ4h.jpg

 

Sometimes plugging it in fully requires a good amount of pressure, or you'll end up as above or worse.

That link doesnt work.

 

I've been bending board for it to plug in for 45 minutes, it just doesnt go

[jaslion]

4 minutes ago, testeras said:

That link doesnt work.

 

I've been bending board for it to plug in for 45 minutes, it just doesnt go

Then so be it. Probably a plastic tolerance issue. Use as is its fine

[kb5zue]

5 minutes ago, testeras said:

That link doesnt work.

 

I've been bending board for it to plug in for 45 minutes, it just doesnt go

Link works fine for me.  Just gives you a larger picture of the connector shown above.

 

Take care and good luck.

 

[DarkWaterSong]

Also check the cable connector, I have had the conector need to be repaired when something comes loose.  Also check for bent pins on the monther board as well.

 

And there should be a lock on that connector, if not you have a bad mother board.  Also if you are messing with an old OEM board, beware.  Dell and others don't use standard pinned connectors on their power supplies.  It just to be really fun because they used the same end on a cable, but reversed some of the ground and hot pins so you could frag a non-dell with the power supply or destroy a Dell with a normal PSU.

[testeras]

5 minutes ago, DarkWaterSong said:

Also check the cable connector, I have had the conector need to be repaired when something comes loose.  Also check for bent pins on the monther board as well.

 

And there should be a lock on that connector, if not you have a bad mother board.  Also if you are messing with an old OEM board, beware.  Dell and others don't use standard pinned connectors on their power supplies.  It just to be really fun because they used the same end on a cable, but reversed some of the ground and hot pins so you could frag a non-dell with the power supply or destroy a Dell with a normal PSU.

Its Lenovo motherboard.

And psu is not dell, msi

 

[Alex Atkin UK]

17 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Then so be it. Probably a plastic tolerance issue. Use as is its fine

No, it absolutely is not, have you learn't nothing from the NVIDIA 12 pin connector saga?

 

The pins can only handle their rated current if the entire pin is making contact, which means it HAS to be fully plugged in.  Also if its not locked in place, any slight knock to the PC could cause it to shift.

[DarkWaterSong]

4 minutes ago, testeras said:

Its Lenovo motherboard.

And psu is not dell, msi

 

Ok, Lenovo is not as bad as Dell, but they use smaller connectors on their power supplies and you are only supposed to use Lenovo power supplies with them.

 

If not, you actually have to cut down 3rd party power supplies to fit and I cannot recommend doing that.  Its one of the reasons I never use OEM boards, because they almost always have something that does not let you use normal parts.

[testeras]

1 hour ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

Also if its not locked in place, any slight knock to the PC could cause it to shift.

I also have broken pcie latch, so that pc stays in place.

[testeras]

1 hour ago, DarkWaterSong said:

Ok, Lenovo is not as bad as Dell, but they use smaller connectors on their power supplies and you are only supposed to use Lenovo power supplies with them.

So did i damage something by praying so hard

[testeras]

On 6/8/2023 at 11:57 AM, DarkWaterSong said:

Ok, Lenovo is not as bad as Dell, but they use smaller connectors on their power supplies and you are only supposed to use Lenovo power supplies with them.

 

If not, you actually have to cut down 3rd party power supplies to fit and I cannot recommend doing that.  Its one of the reasons I never use OEM boards, because they almost always have something that does not let you use normal parts.

Why then 4 pin for cpu goes all way in.

[testeras]

I removed connector and reseated it, still doesnt go in. Here some pictures of motherboard atx, there is nothing in the way, and pins are not bent.

 

I checked every square and circle, they all match.