P5N7A-VM and PicoPSU-120 ???

vronp · Post by **vronp** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:31 am

Hi all,

Is anybody using the ASUS P5N7A-VM with the PicoPSU-120 ? If so, is it working for you?

Did you have to use the 20 to 24 pin adapter to fill the EATXPWR pins on the motherboard?

I am having a problem with this setup. My motherboard appears dead and I am wondering if I need the adapter. I have no hard disk installed, yet the system won't boot. No POST beeps, nothing.

I have Corsair RAM with the LED displays on top. The scrolling text appears normal with the exception of the clock speed which is listed as ZERO (0.00).

I went through the ASUS troubleshooting steps on the CMOS reset. Still doesn't work.

Any ideas?

thanks for any suggestions

RedAE102 · Post by **RedAE102** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:10 pm

For most boards, the extra 4 pins on the ATX connector aren't important and the board will function as normal with a 20-pin connector. Do you have the adapter for the ATX12V connector above the CPU? No modern board will work without it.

My friend is also using a PicoPSU, but on his Gigabyte 9400 board, with no problems.