gravy Posted July 13, 2003 Posted July 13, 2003 I have a MSI 8838 OEM GeForce3 Ti200 vid card, 64mbDDR, AGP, anyways, i see a yellow 4-pin connector on the back end of card, sort of like a motherboard connector for a fan, but with 4 pins instead of three does anyone know what this is for? it's not labeled at all just wondered if it is like the extra power connector on some of the newer cards, but if so would plugging power into it help or hurt or be any different? and if so, where do i get a connector to plug into it? questions questions Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General912 Posted July 13, 2003 Posted July 13, 2003 m not sure but i think what your talking about is a mini molex. the one thats used with floppys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravy Posted July 13, 2003 Posted July 13, 2003 YES! THANK YOU! thats what is looks like, the floppy power connector, anyone know why it is there and if I should use it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raife Posted July 13, 2003 Posted July 13, 2003 I had a similar one on my GF3 Ti 200. After contacting NVidia they said it was for testing purpose and to not use it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravy Posted July 13, 2003 Posted July 13, 2003 hhhhhhhmmmmmmmm I'll have to look into that. I wonder why other cards don't have a "testing" connector. You would think they can test what they want through the AGP bus. Thanks for the info. It wasn't like I was going to just plug power to it, but I thought it might help distribute the power more and keep it off the motherboard, if that's what it was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General912 Posted July 13, 2003 Posted July 13, 2003 yeah, i thought it might be but after thinking that card shouldent need the extra power. the newer ones do but old no. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravy Posted July 14, 2003 Posted July 14, 2003 true true Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted July 14, 2003 Posted July 14, 2003 (edited) older cards did need power... v5 cards had a power connector. and that connector is actually for the mfg to do some diags on cards that are either in for service or random qc checks. they drop it in a special motherboard assembly and it brings up on a seperate system voltages, if the card has been oc'd (that's how pny caught my brother), and a few other diagnostic tools. Edited July 14, 2003 by bigred Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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