what does a connector do
The 4 Pin ATX12V connector supplies extra power to motherboards. It was originally developed for Pentium P4 systems but it quickly spread to motherboards designed for other cpu's. Later the 8 Pin EPS12V connector for dual processor motherboards in servers came into use. The 8 pin EPS12V connector was eventually adopted for use with dual core and quad core systems. my motherboard does have the 8 pin but 4 have a cover over them maybe i should connect all.. the amd 9950 quad cpu maybe needs it.