does 20 pin PSU work with 24 pin mobo?

[boweldi]

I bought an Antec TRUE430 ATX 430W Power Supply 115/230 V UL, TUV, CB, VDE, FCC CLASS B, DEMKO, NEMKO, SEMKO - Retail

and i bought a EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

my PSU has a 20 pin connector and my motherboard has a 24 pin connector i was wondering if the 20 pin can be plugged into the 24 pin and work properly>???

thanks

 

[kronus]

Yes. Just do yourself the favour, and read the manual very, very carefully. There is a special four pin connector that must be plugged in properly. You could potentially ruin your computer in a spectacular light show. Please, read the manual.

 

[boweldi]

what? you mean the other power supply connector to the mobo? the 2 cables right? there the 20 pin and the 4 pin and the4 pin is in a sqaure form

 

[kronus]

Yeah. Make sure you install them the right way. The motherboard manual should tell you all you need to know.

 

[boweldi]

what other way is there its a 4 pin connector when i put it in it make a snap noise like it locked in

 

[Arcadion]

You really should get a 24pin powersupply for it.

 

[boweldi]

a website says my mobo supports only legacy 20 pin PSU how do i know if its legacy or not? http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NzQ4

tahts teh website taht says legacy 20 pin

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103908

taht is my PSU...or am i dumb and legacy doesnt mean anything?