[coreboot] Will a KCMA-D8 boot without the 8pin EPSV12 cable if you are using a 35W CPU?

Angel Pons th3fanbus at gmail.com
Sat Nov 17 08:18:06 CET 2018


Hello,

On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 8:06 AM Taiidan at gmx.com <Taiidan at gmx.com> wrote:
> I just want to make it work with a normal CPU 4pin cable

With a 35W CPU, I don't think anything bad would happen if you use a
4pin ATX12V cable (better try a regular ATX PSU first) then try to
power up. At most, the board may not boot because the CPU is not
powered. If it works, swapping the ATX PSU with a PicoPSU should work
too.

Best regards,

Angel Pons Pons



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