Corsair VX550W Manual Del Usuario página 7

Installation
Before proceeding with installation, please read through this manual in its entirety.
Step A: Building a brand new system:
(If you are replacing your existing power supply, please go to step B.)
1 Please make sure the VX550W/VX450W is not connected with an AC power cord.
2 Follow the directions in your chassis manual and install the VX550W/VX450W
with the screws provided.
3 The main 24-pin power cable attached on the VX550W/VX450W has a
detachable 4-pin mechanism in order to support either a 24-pin or a 20-pin
socket on the motherboard.
If your motherboard has a 24-pin socket, you may connect the 24-pin main
a
power cable from the VX550W/VX450W directly to your motherboard.
If your motherboard has a 20-pin socket, you must detach the 4-pin cable
b
from the 24-pin connector, and then plug the 20-pin cable onto your
motherboard without connecting the 4-pin connector.
4 The VX550W/VX450W has an 8-pin +12V; also know as "EPS12V" cable.
If your motherboard has an 8-pin +12V socket, connect the 8-pin cable
a
directly to your motherboard.
If your motherboard has a 4-pin socket, detach the 4-pin from the 8-pin
b
cable, and then plug the correct 4-pin directly to your motherboard.
WARNING: The detachable 4-pin from the 24-pin main connector is not a "P4" or "+12V"
connector. Serious damage can be caused if you use it in place of "P4" or "+12V" connector.
5 The VX550W/VX450W includes 2 Peripheral cables, 2 PCI-Express cables
(1 on VX450W), and 2 SATA cables.
Connect Peripheral cable to hard disk power socket (repeat if necessary).
a
Connect Peripheral cable to CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive's power socket
b
(repeat if necessary).
Connect SATA cable to SATA Hard drive's power socket (repeat if necessary).
c
Connect PCI-E cable to power socket of your PCI-Express video card if
d
required (repeat if necessary)
Connect Peripheral cable for any peripheral requiring a small 4-pin
e
connector (repeat if necessary)
Please make sure all the cables are tightly connected.
f
6 Connect the AC power cord to the VX550W/VX450W and turn on the
VX550W/VX450W by pushing the switch to "I" position.
Congratulations! You have completed installation of the VX550W/VX450W
power supply and your system is ready to go!
Step B: Replacing your existing power supply
1 Disconnect the AC power cord from your wall outlet or UPS and from the
existing power supply.
2 Disconnect all the power cables from your video card, motherboard and all
the other peripherals.
3 Follow the direction in your chassis manual and uninstall your existing
power supply.
4 Go to Step A.
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