Connecting the power supply

Power supplies must comply with either the ATX12V or SFX12V design guidelines and supply additional current on the 12V power rail through a new 2x2 connector.

20-pin ATX Connector

All Pentium 4 processor-based systems require the standard 2x10, 20-pin ATX power connector ...


2x2 12V Connector

... as well as the 2x2, 4-pin 12V connector.


1x6 Power Connector

Also, additional 3.3V and 5V current is supplied through a separate 1x6 connector, on the ATX12V power supplies (SFX12V power supplies do not have the separate 1x6 connector).


Some motherboards may also require this additional power source for fully loaded system configurations.

Last Update: Sun Oct 12th 2003