Installing Your New Hx Series; Removing Your Existing Power Supply; Installing The Corsair Hx Series Power Supply - Corsair HX1200 Manual

HX SERIES
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Installing your NEW HX Series

Step A: Removing your existing power supply
If you are building a new system, skip to Step B.
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 other peripherals.
3. Follow the directions in your chassis manual and
uninstall your existing power supply.
4. Proceed to Step B.
Step B: Installing the Corsair HX Series power supply
1. Make sure the power supply's AC power cable is not connected.
2. Follow the directions in your chassis manual and install the power
supply with the screws provided.
3. The main 24-pin power cable has a detachable 4-pin
mechanism in order to support either a 24-pin or a 20-pin socket
on the motherboard.
A. If your motherboard has a 24-pin socket, you may connect
the 24-pin main power cable from the power supply
directly to your motherboard.
B. If your motherboard has a 20-pin socket, you must detach the
four-pin cable from the 24-pin connector, and then plug the
20-pin cable onto your motherboard without connecting the
four-pin connector.
4. Connect the eight-pin +12V (EPS12V) cable to the motherboard.
A. If your motherboard has an eight-pin +12V socket,
connect the eight-pin cable directly to your motherboard.
B. If your motherboard has a four-pin socket, detach the
four-pin from the eight-pin cable, and then plug this
four-pin cable directly to your motherboard.
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