What do each of the 4 wires on the 4 pin molex do?

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What do each of the 4 wires on the 4 pin molex do?

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08-18-2009, 12:05 AM	#1
abefroman Senior Member Registered: Feb 2004 Location: lost+found Distribution: CentOS Posts: 1,430 Rep:	What do each of the 4 wires on the 4 pin molex do? What do each of the 4 wires on the 4 pin molex do? Red = power? Black = Ground Black = another ground? Yellow = power? same volts as the red? TIA

08-18-2009, 12:23 AM	#2
colucix LQ Guru Registered: Sep 2003 Location: Bologna Distribution: CentOS 6.5 OpenSuSE 12.3 Posts: 10,509 Rep:	Code: Yellow +12 V Black Ground Black Ground Red +5 V Here is an extensive article: http://www.playtool.com/pages/psucon...tml#peripheral.

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