First post, by kegepet
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I have an Intel Advanced/AS socket 7 AT motherboard that I'm currently setting up. It's an early Pentium board with a 430FX chipset, and apparently does not put out the full 3.3V PCI voltage. I get a "1 long,2 short" beep code when I booted up for the first time. The manual indicates a problem detecting the video card, and it's probably because the card I installed (a cheap RAGE XL) requires the 3.3V. There is a supplemental power connector on the board (see pics), and my ATX power supply, which I have hooked up via an adapter, also just happens to have a supplemental power connector (see pics). But if you'll notice, in the photo, two of the wires are the correct 3.3V orange, but the first wire is red, which is 5V. So evidently this power connector is not exactly the same as the one required by the board. I was searching around on ebay and couldn't find the necessary adapter. Should I try cutting the red wire and tapping one of the orange wires, splicing it onto the severed red wire leading to the connector? Or would this be a terrible idea? What do you think?