Review on 💻 COMeap 24 Pin to 10 Pin ATX PSU Adapter Cable - Premium Braided Sleeved Design for IBM Lenovo PCs and Servers by Chuck Shapiro

He gets on with his job easily. Let me explain the predicament. 1) The Lenovo PSU is good for 250W, which adequately supports the i7 processor, additional memory and an additional hard drive. All the peripherals in this computer system use the power provided by the motherboard as it turns off those peripherals when the power is turned off. 2) The motherboard is powered by the PSU via five 12V wires/pins. Each pin and wire has a safe rating of 6.0 amps, or a maximum total continuous output of 360 watts.3) The cable that comes with this adapter uses only four of the five possible pins (count them). Therefore, the reduced power rating that can be continuously supplied is now only 288 W.4) Most power supplies require a 5 VDC load to operate. The Lenovo motherboard only uses 12V DC. The 4 points above are facts and cannot be disputed. Other Thoughts Most other power supplies have an always-on auxiliary VBUS (5VDC) that is used to wake up from deep sleep. The Lenovo PSU stays fully on because it doesn't have a separate 5VDC (VBUS) connector to power it on. The product description of this adapter cable states this clearly, so whining about it just proves that the person forgot to read it. Lenovo could have designed this power system better. They could use a 12v system, that would be great, but in hindsight they must have put the minus 12v rail on their motherboards as they clearly forgot to put it on the motherboard. Additionally, they could add another 12V pin to the power supply input on the motherboard, which would allow more headroom for video adapters and peripherals. I gave this product 3 points based on points 3 and 4. The product is useful. If you are planning to add a graphics card that uses an external power connector, this product will come in handy. Note that many power supplies require a 5 VDC load. This usually means adding a 10 ohm, 5 watt to 5v DC resistor and ground. I bought this cable but decided to remove the pins from the power supply and put them in a 10 pin connector. I added a third 12v wire and pin so I can have the maximum power on the motherboard. It takes a lot of time and the return is 15% of the increase in performance. Your mileage will vary.