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PC Chips PSKBM1 V1.6A power question

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First post, by Trina's Technobabble

Posted on 2026-02-22, 18:24

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So I have this motherboard and it has a 6-pin power connector. It came with the power connector that was cut off a PSU. today I tried connecting it to a bench power supply and it turns on but does not post. I noticed that there are only 3 yellow cables and 2 black wires coming out of the power connector. I am wondering if it is missing wires to make it fully turn on? I tried several googles searches and only can find either these boards for sale or the manual which is just a high end overview of the board and the computer it came in. I am unable to find anything regarding the power. Please see the attached photos of the board, the label on the board and the power connector.

Reply 1 of 4, by Matth79

Posted on 2026-02-22, 19:14

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The molex may provide additional 12V and 5V

Reply 2 of 4, by PC Hoarder Patrol

Posted on 2026-02-22, 20:35

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Board is from an ECS / PC CHIPS BookPC system...watch this video for more info - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSMlwYgU3Ro

The 4-pin molex is for 'power out' to system drives / devices like this...

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Reply 3 of 4, by Trina's Technobabble

Posted on 2026-02-22, 21:57

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PC Hoarder Patrol wrote on 2026-02-22, 20:35:

Board is from an ECS / PC CHIPS BookPC system...watch this video for more info - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSMlwYgU3Ro

The 4-pin molex is for 'power out' to system drives / devices like this...

The attachment BookPC II i810E 10.jpg is no longer available

Thanks for the reply.

Would you happen to know where I can find a 6-pin to ATX PSU converter?

Reply 4 of 4, by PC Hoarder Patrol

Posted on Yesterday, 03:20

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Trina's Technobabble wrote on 2026-02-22, 21:57:

PC Hoarder Patrol wrote on 2026-02-22, 20:35:

Board is from an ECS / PC CHIPS BookPC system...watch this video for more info - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSMlwYgU3Ro

The 4-pin molex is for 'power out' to system drives / devices like this...

The attachment BookPC II i810E 10.jpg is no longer available

Thanks for the reply.

Would you happen to know where I can find a 6-pin to ATX PSU converter?

In the linked video, looks like they used a molex to 6 Pin PCI-E graphic card adapter cable ( something like this https://www.aliexpress.com/p/tesla-landing/in … SmartRedirect=n ) patched into 20 to 24 pin ATX adapter cable to provide power from a standard ATX supply.

Normally these BookPC systems shipped with a PC100 power supply ( like this one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283914213798 ) which shows the wiring details the YT poster has used as the basis for the patched cable.

Bit more info on the board itself can be found at https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/pcchips-bki810-v1.6a

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