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I purchased a mini itx fuzzy series (609-9802-040) with a VIA processor. The image that the seller had on the website indicated an atx connection to power the mother board. This connection that actually came with the mobo only has a 4 pin connection and the manual does not have any information on how to connect power to the board with just 4 pins. I had planned to make this a car computer and now I am unaware of the type of power supply that would be useful for this motherboard. All the power supplies that I know utilize 20 pins for the.

I hope that someone can give me some information on how to get this board juiced up. Remember it is for a car so no fancy 600w oversized desktop power supply :).

Thanks

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plug it into your car... but for real... this model isn't for sale anymore and is also known as MS-9802 there seems to be more than one version... but i can't even find a manual for it because MSI took it off their website... but all the ones I see online have the 20 pin


Message edited by slhpss on 11-18-2011 at 10:14:05 PM
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does it have a laptop style power supply plug on the motherboard near the rest of the inputs??

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Do not wire it up directly to the vehicle's electrical system. You'll risk burning out the 609-9802-040 because the vehicle's electrical system's voltage is not regulated tightly enough.

There are at least six models MSI Fuzzy CX700/CX700D:

Models 609-9802-010, 609-9802-030 and 609-9802-050 are the only boards with the 20-pin ATX power connector.

Models 609-9802-020, 609-9802-040 and 609-9802-060 have the 4-pin (2x2) P4 power connector.

You'll still need to power a storage device like an SSD or HDD for the 609-9802-040 to be useful.

Check here for a Vehicle DC-DC Power Supply:

http://www.mini-itx.com/store/psu


Message edited by ko888 on 11-18-2011 at 11:38:02 PM
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I made a check at mini box but there is no power supply for a 4pin. I just realized that there is a p4 connector also, would that be enough to power the board? Even so where would power come from for the attached devices such as HD DVD etc?
BTW I choose they board because I didn't want to spend a lot on a car pc especially if - might have problems, like now :( .
@slhpss no laptop like connections that would be at least useful. And I'm coming up with nothing online. Bummer !

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I see everything there at http://www.mini-itx.com/store/psu that would make your 609-9802-040 work.

M3-ATX PicoPSU Form-Factor 125W Intelligent Wide Input 6-24V Vehicle DC-DC Power Supply

*Note: If your board has a 4 pin 12V P4 power connector, you will need add a Molex to 12V P4 Power Cable.

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@ko888 thanks for the info but all of the power supplies I saw supports either a 20 pin or 24 pin atx socket. I can't reason out the way to make the power supply work how it should without being connected to an atx socket.
I'm learning about bridging the pins in a power supply to make it always on but I'm not sure it's safe.

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Thanks guys, as it turns out the person that supplied me with the mother board made a mistake and is willing to help me with this problem if he can. he is searching for a power supply now, if it can work great. If it can't then more expense with shipping back the item and getting a new one.

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