Cheapest I've found the 4 pin power plug. $0.90 and $1.75 shipping. Get 2 for $3.68 shipped.
If you only need one its $2.00 +tax
If you only need one its $2.00 +tax
Motherboard Thin ITX Discussion Thread
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Thermalright AXP90-X36 fits, Barely. 115x/1200 mount pattern. Sorry I'm having trouble getting a smaller image to display. The "Golden flower" TaoBao heatsink hits the Battery holder, but it probably would work sanding down the CMOS holder.
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Hi.
I'm thinking of using the ASUS Q170T board in my NAS BOX. But I cannot get my head around how I am going to power it up.
I have a Delta 250W PSU I want to use, so should I just short PS-ON and GND and then crimp a 2 PIN connector? But what connector this is, I cannot find one. Every time I search, Google tells me I must be wrong, and the connector I'm looking for is a 2 PIN PWR connector for the power button in the case
Thanks
I'm thinking of using the ASUS Q170T board in my NAS BOX. But I cannot get my head around how I am going to power it up.
I have a Delta 250W PSU I want to use, so should I just short PS-ON and GND and then crimp a 2 PIN connector? But what connector this is, I cannot find one. Every time I search, Google tells me I must be wrong, and the connector I'm looking for is a 2 PIN PWR connector for the power button in the case
Thanks
You could cut this in half with an Exacto knife, carefully: 4 pin CPU. Or use this: https://www.amazon.com/Molex-Connector-Matched-18-24-Mini-Fit/dp/B074M1RZHX/ref=sr_1_3 Note the Q170T is a 19V board, and I doubt it is 12V (co-voltage) as some Thinitx boards will accept either voltage at the 2-pin molex. This is not one of those.
This assumes you are going to this power source connector:
This assumes you are going to this power source connector:
DASBOOT, thank you so much for helping me get out of limbo.
I thought that if the main plug is called a 24 Pin ATX connector, then this would be a 2 Pin ATX, and that got me stuck. I can see now the right name is Molex Mini Fit 2 Pin. It's always a nuisance to get that right.
I'm new to Thin ITX stuff, but what hit me is that I suddenly don't need 24 Pin plus 8 Pin to supply power to the board, just two tiny pins, and that's all. So why even bother with all those cables if it can be sorted out using just two? I've looked, and my PSU says that it can provide 12V at 17A, which gives over 200W, and that is enough I many use cases. It feels like I need to explore more of that topic.
I thought that if the main plug is called a 24 Pin ATX connector, then this would be a 2 Pin ATX, and that got me stuck. I can see now the right name is Molex Mini Fit 2 Pin. It's always a nuisance to get that right.
From the manual, I can see that the external barrel connector accepts both 12V and 19V. There is no mention of voltage on internal connectors, so I cannot be certain, but I assume if the external is dual voltage, internal should be as well. There is contradictory evidence about it out there on the web, so I'll have to buy a board and see.
I'm new to Thin ITX stuff, but what hit me is that I suddenly don't need 24 Pin plus 8 Pin to supply power to the board, just two tiny pins, and that's all. So why even bother with all those cables if it can be sorted out using just two? I've looked, and my PSU says that it can provide 12V at 17A, which gives over 200W, and that is enough I many use cases. It feels like I need to explore more of that topic.
You are correct, I was wrong, this is a co-voltage board; however, power can only be supplied to only one connector at a time,
either the rear DC DIN * Connector dimension: 7.4 x 5.1mm, supports both 19V and 12V DC input, or the 2-pin molex ATX. The board is silkscreened with 19V at the molex (ATX19v), so IMO I would not undervolt with a 12 volt supply and starve your ram and processor, although it may work, possible corruption of the OS is at greater risk over time.
either the rear DC DIN * Connector dimension: 7.4 x 5.1mm, supports both 19V and 12V DC input, or the 2-pin molex ATX. The board is silkscreened with 19V at the molex (ATX19v), so IMO I would not undervolt with a 12 volt supply and starve your ram and processor, although it may work, possible corruption of the OS is at greater risk over time.
