Power-Adapter Molex-PCI-e/ Option 3pole or 2 pole

[europanorama]

I have an old HIS HD3870 PCI-Express- Videocard with 6-pole Power-connector.
Since i didnt know i bought a new 500w-PSU without this cable.
The adapter i have got has two molex psu-inputs. The one with only one option was not available
3-pole and 2-pole female

First i thought its Female/male, male to be used as a dual-power-source.
Why is this? Which one to use? Thanks

[Train]

This one?
http://pcsdesign.ca/Products/6in-LP4...AaQ#googlebase

[europanorama]

PCIE: 6 pole/ card has 6 poles only
Molex 1: pin1 yello, pin2 black, pin3 black , the same as PSU-molex
Molex 2: pin 1 2x yellow, pin2 black
What is the second one for?

[europanorama]

Yes but PCIe has only 6 poles. could not use this one.
6 pole is matching the card.
PSU male molex exactly matches the 3-pole-molex female.
What is the second female molex version-2poles- for?

[Train]

Got to watch it some are for the extra power the cpu needs. But again some video cards needed 2 of those 6 connector plugs. 70 watts per connector and when those video cards were requiring over 210 watts they went to the 8 connector configuration.

[europanorama]

My new powersupply SL-500A from inter-tech.de sinan-power.de cobanitrox.de
which has no pcie-cable-sl-700 has-seems not working or card is defective.
http://www.hisdigital.com/de/product2-36.shtml
i dont know yet if its the exact version.
check the red informations about PS.
will try another card and psu with pcie.

every other line onscreen is off. can hardly read.

[Train]

Well the found this bit.

450 Watt or greater power supply with 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express® power connector recommended (550 Watt and two 6-pin connectors for dual ATI CrossFireX™)


You definitely need the proper power supply. See if you can return that one for one that has correct PCI video connectors. That is a dedicated circuit and the video card right now is not getting enough power to even start up.

[europanorama]

At startup i can see an image but the lines are corrupt.
Will use the psu for my older pc as backup.

[europanorama]

Still with the same psu, none of three used PCIe-cards are working.
Only the one with ps shows a corrupt image.
Must definitively exchange PSU.

2. i have two female molex-connectors on the PCIe-Y-cable. what is the second one for?

I am now using AGP-card.
during the test i have found out:
contacts must be very clean and one must take care in which order psu and screen is on.

[Train]

Look into the PCI-e slot and see if it might be damaged.
I might take both molex to get enough power.
Yes video card contacts must be clean.

[europanorama]

We will test the cards on a seperate pc. I will get new used ones.

2. this universal asrock MB alivedual esata2 has great reviews despite vista-ati and ati-videocard-problems.

3. even the bios-chip is removable. could this eventually help?
before i will test the cards and evtl. exchange PSU or making Bios-update.

[europanorama]

We will test the cards on a seperate pc. I will get new used ones.

2. this universal asrock MB alivedual esata2 has great reviews despite vista-ati and ati-videocard-problems.

3. even the bios-chip is removable. could this eventually help?
before i will test the cards and evtl. exchange PSU or making Bios-update.

[Train]

even the bios-chip is removable. could this eventually help?

If you ever have to remove it for replacement or send it in to have someone reprogram it.

Used video cards I refuse to buy. Figure they have bben overheated or treated wrong and static has ruined them.

[europanorama]

Of course i will get a new videocard but first i want to know where the problem is. We will find out.
Friend told me they were working. But i dont trust him. He even said the one which needed extra power was working. Could this be true?

[europanorama]

Will this diagnosis card help me finding the problem?
http://www.pearl.de/a-PX6242-1356.shtml
there is a more profesissional one available.