Power Brick Question

zodaex · Post by **zodaex** » Thu May 06, 2010 2:33 pm

Hi, i'm looking to get a D945GSEJT motherboard and it takes one of those power bricks. Can I just use the one that came with my asus eee netbook? How do I know which power bricks will work with the D945GSEJT and which ones are the most efficient? Thank you for the help, this forum is the best.

xan_user · Post by **xan_user** » Thu May 06, 2010 2:44 pm

Some eee's are 12v, some are 9v, some are 19v...

http://resources.mini-box.com/online/MB ... -specs.pdf

Desktop Board Power Requirements
â€¢ Primary: Rear 12 V DC jack for 60 W external
power supply (12 V via 5.5mm/OD; GND
via 2.5mm/ID)
â€¢ Alternate: Internal +12 V 2 x 2 internal power
connector (for system with internal power supply)

( the brick thats recommended for that mobo is only $20 btw...)

zodaex · Post by **zodaex** » Thu May 06, 2010 3:03 pm

Thanks, you helped me alot. It appears the one I need is the 12V brick.
http://www.seasonic.com/product/adapter.jsp
Going to pull the trigger on this tomorrow. This is gonna be fun.

xan_user · Post by **xan_user** » Thu May 06, 2010 3:06 pm

Cool!
Let us know how the build goes-

zodaex · Post by **zodaex** » Thu May 13, 2010 1:46 pm

Oh Noes! I got my seasonic power brick today, and it seems to be missing a connector I need. Here's the pic of my board: http://www.silentpcreview.com/files/ima ... sejt17.jpg
See the 4 pin cpu pwr connector right under #9? My power brick dosen't have a cable to plug into this. What do I do? Did I get the wrong brick after all?

faugusztin · Post by **faugusztin** » Thu May 13, 2010 1:57 pm

That one is the "Alternate" powering method, no ?

zodaex · Post by **zodaex** » Thu May 13, 2010 2:12 pm

Not really sure. On other motherboards it's a required connector. I guess it probably wouldn't hurt to try it without and see what happens.

zodaex · Post by **zodaex** » Thu May 13, 2010 2:59 pm

Damn, the PSU Brick I bought doesn't fit the motherboard due to different size connectors. It was the exact Model I linked to to in my 2nd post, the Seasonic SSA-0651-1.

Well this sucks cause don't know how i'm supposed to find the right model and this was 30 bucks.

faugusztin · Post by **faugusztin** » Thu May 13, 2010 4:14 pm

It should fit :

http://www.censuspc.com/Seasonic-SSA-06 ... 10254.html

Connector: 5.5x2.5mm Tip

Primary: Rear 12 V DC jack for 60 W external
power supply (12 V via 5.5mm/OD; GND
via 2.5mm/ID)

Maybe ask directly from Intel ?

greenfrank · Post by **greenfrank** » Thu May 13, 2010 4:28 pm

the D945GSEJT (I have one) can work with any 12v power supplies you can find easily in ebay for less than 10 bucks.
For example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/AC-Adapter-Power-Su ... 414f72845a

the plug must be 5.5x2.5mm

zodaex · Post by **zodaex** » Thu May 13, 2010 5:54 pm

faugusztin wrote:It should fit :

http://www.censuspc.com/Seasonic-SSA-06 ... 10254.html
Connector: 5.5x2.5mm Tip

Primary: Rear 12 V DC jack for 60 W external
power supply (12 V via 5.5mm/OD; GND
via 2.5mm/ID)
Maybe ask directly from Intel ?

I bought this exact item from this very page you linked and I can double confirm it won't fit. It's obvious to me just by looking at it. I guess I can eyeball those cheap ebay models for something with a good picture. I suppose there's no way to use a regular atx psu with this? I'll keep searching.

zodaex · Post by **zodaex** » Sat May 15, 2010 8:39 am

faugusztin wrote:That one is the "Alternate" powering method, no ?

So is it possible to power off of a regular atx psu?

faugusztin · Post by **faugusztin** » Sat May 15, 2010 8:58 am

Yes, but your problem will be then "how to turn on this thing" - as you won't have the 24pin connected anywhere. And it is the 24-pin connector which is used to signal power on from motherboard to PSU.

N-K · Post by **N-K** » Tue May 18, 2010 9:24 am

I used to have this motherboard. Didn't bother finding a proper PSU so I just took the brick from an external HDD. 12V and 2A was plenty.
I had to cut the connector off and solder back another one that fits.

Has been working well without problems.

zodaex · Post by **zodaex** » Wed May 19, 2010 11:54 am

Ok I think I may have found the problem here. I've been asking about the Seasonic SSA-0651-1 like I was able to find on the manufacture's link I gave and like I bought on the censusPC page. Now that I have broken out my magnifying glass it looks like the one that Mike used was a Seasonic SSA-0601S-1. At this point though i've wasted so much money on this dumb project i'm considering just throwing it all on the bin and cutting my losses here.

The dumb motherboard didn't even come with a manual.

electrodacus · Post by **electrodacus** » Wed May 19, 2010 4:05 pm

I do not understand both AC adapters use the 5.5x2.5mm and also the motherboard so it should fit. Did you pushed hard enough?

zodaex · Post by **zodaex** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 12:43 am

electrodacus wrote:I do not understand both AC adapters use the 5.5x2.5mm and also the motherboard so it should fit. Did you pushed hard enough?

I can tell there is no way for it to fit just by looking at it. I'll post a pic here of the back of the MB and PSU when I feel like messing with this catastrophe again.