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Needing to plug new power source to motherboard, need the diagram format

Needing help with new power supply hook ups to the motherboard.

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There are only 1 or 2 power supply connections to motherboards. On single (older) connection motherboards, it is a 10 pair Connector.On doule connection MB there is the 10 pair and a 2 pair connector.You really can't miss where they go. A 2 connector power supply will work on a 1connector MB. The rest of the power supply connectors are for disk drives. The big flat 4 connectors are for hard drives and CD/DVD drives. The small flat 4 connectors are for floppy drives.If you take the old PS out, you will see where to put the new PS in. Hope this helps.

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The easyest way to do it is to open up the side panel of the computer rite down the info off the side of the power supply such as voltage and so on then go out and buy the same type then as you pull out a plug from the one in your computer put in the same plug from the one you bought and you should be rite, theres nothing that technical you need to no just disconnect it from the power and pull out the plugs its that easy

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