Can I fit this 4 pin connector on my Asus STX card? Pictures included

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My STX card has 2 slots for attaching power, one standard one like you would see on a powerful graphic card but 4 slots. and next to it it has another slot with losts of pins.

Can I use this to power it on the pins ? - if so which 1`s should it cover?

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ASUS_Xonar_Essence_STX_FrontAux.jpg
 
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The motherboard manual says that the port next to the 4 pin molex connector is:

S/PDIF Out header -

Connects to a graphics card with HDMI output.
NOTE: When using Dolby Digital Live on S/PDIF output,
make sure the connected graphics card is capable of
decoding DDL; otherwise, there will be no audio output from
the graphics card’s HDMI port.
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So definitely don't try and plug a floppy power connector into it.
 
90% sure it only has one power connector (the molex at the back)

Those two ports are expansion ports.

The one on the left is for AUX connections, old CD drives needed this before Windows XP.

Port on the right is probably SPDIF
 
Your PSU must have at least one molex (4 pin) power connector. The manual clearly states that this is the only power connection required in the card -all the other internal connectors (not on the I/O plate) are for connecting either the front panel audio, auxiliary input or S/PDIF output.

These ones are all optional - so for standard use you don't need any of them connected - apart from the molex power.
 
Not sure how long you've been fiddling with PC's etc..

But 4pin molex is a very standard cable, you will have them with your PSU. They're the old method for connecting hard drives and dvd drives (before SATA power cables took off)
 
My PSU specs is only showing one isnt it?

Type of connector: XFX XPS 650W
ATX connector (540mm) 20+4 pin
4+4 pin EPS12V/ATX12V connector (540mm) 1
8 pin EPS12V (540mm) 1
6+2 pin PCIe (580mm) 1
6 pin PCIe (580mm) 1
Modular Cables
SATA (445mm+150mm+150mm) 3
SATA (550mm+150mm+150mm) 3
5.25" Drive (550mm+150mm+150mm) 6
3.5" Drive (+150mm) 2
6+2 pin PCIe (560mm) 2
Unit Dimensions(L x W x H)
170mm x 150mm x 86mm
 
250px-Molex_female_connector.jpg


That is a molex, some PSUs have them in white, some have them in black.

Edit: doh, that was a pic of a male connector.
 
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That XFX modular PSU should come with a range of modular cables, two of these will have three pin molex connections on them as well as floppy power connection (the floppy power connection is the same as the one in first picture in your first post - don't connect this one to your sound card). In total, you should have six molex connections available if required.

This review shows what they look like on an XFX PSU (not the modular one, but the connectors look the same) and calls them "4-pin Peripheral" connectors.
 
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Heh, it was a male connector I had linked, sorry.

Check my edited post.

Been a while since I've used a molex at all :p

And yes, a molex is what was also used on older IDE hard drives, optical drives etc
 
Guys am confused!! am I powering it with the ports at the top or I notice on the side there is a molex 4 pin which yes would fit the stadard disk drive , hard drive connector?
ASUS_Xonar_Essence_STX_FrontAux.jpg


or at the side with with a hard drive molex?
 
Yes, Molex connectors have been used to power older hard drives and DVD/CD drives.

So far you have been showing a picture (2nd photo, 1st post) of the top of the card where the pins for the connection to the front panel audio connector and auxilary sound connector. Neither of these are power connections. The 4 pin molex is on the side (not the top) of the card (opposite side from the main I/O ports ).

If you are using an ASUS Xonar Essence STX sound card then you need a single molex connection to keep it powered. If you look on page 7 of the manual it expicitly states this.

3.2
Installing the Xonar Essence STX card
1.
Secure the audio card with screws and the metal bracket.
2.
Connect the 4-pin power cable of your power supply unit to the power
connector of the audio card.
3.
Put back the chassis cover.
4.
Reconnect all cables.
5.
Plug the power cord to the computer and to a power outlet.
6.
Power ON the computer.

The PCI Express high-quality audio card requires additional power from your
computer. If the power cable is not connected properly, the audio card will not
work at all.
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