PC Hardware gurus help: AGP external power supply

**rion** · January 10th, 2009 05:34 PM

help po. it's my first time installing a video card with external power supply as a requirement...

am I doing this correct?

please take not of the wire colors, baka kasi ma-reverse, kahit unlikely.

I think power supply is effecient temporarily, until I buy a good one.. right now a generic 500w. kaka-sira lang kasi ng HEC 380 watts ko eh...

**number001** · January 10th, 2009 06:10 PM

The plastic power connector has an aligning shape to it, so if you put it wrong then it won't install properly or go in.

**rion** · January 10th, 2009 06:23 PM

ok, I'll confirm it with the aligning shape nalang... para 100% no doubts...

nangyari kasi sa akin noon... yung 4 pin plug to sata converter na loosen and made it plug-able in reverse. at ayun... the Hardisk was doomed...

at na traumatize na ako...

**Horsepower** · January 10th, 2009 06:29 PM

Just follow the right shape.

Actually, you can insert it the wrong way.

I have this HEC 550AB and its molex connectors are soft that I was able to attach it to my hd the wrong way (it's dark kasi and i was too lazy to reach for the light switch). my 320gb Enterprise Grade sata3g HD burned

**rion** · January 10th, 2009 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by Horsepower

Actually, you can insert it the wrong way.

I have this HEC 550AB and its molex connectors are soft that I was able to attach it to my hd the wrong way (it's dark kasi and i was too lazy to reach for the light switch). my 320gb Enterprise Grade sata3g HD burned

same accident pala tayo.

actualy, it's my brother's story. I told him it CAN'T go wrong way. when he pluged it, hindi lang na detect... so I checked it, ayun baliktad... I did not told him na baliktad nya, kasi ka-kasabi ko lang, it can't go wrong way but it did... so I plug it the right way this time, then ayun it sparked and smoked...

my fault, my trauma.

**aga_cruz** · January 10th, 2009 07:00 PM

ang pagka alam ko laging sa right side ang color red kung walang shape ang plastic

**rion** · January 10th, 2009 11:16 PM

working na, thanks guys.

problem ko lang ngayon ay very lag siya sa windowed mode direct draw.

then I need a decent power supply. kasi, 20 mins lang ng games testing, nag amoy sunong na yung power supply... so ako'y na bitin at balik sa old card.