I have a Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 board with a 24 pin connector and a 4 pin connector to supply only the cpu (i suppose. It lays near the CPU). My PSU (Enermax) has a 20 Pin connector plus a 4 pin connector ...
On page 4, there is an "IDE Power" connector. It looks a lot like a 4 pin CPU fan connector, but it (obviously) provides different voltages that are appropriate for 3.5" IDE drives (5V, 12V) and the ...
The motherboard takes a full-size 24-pin ATX power link from the power supply, which handles most functions on the PC. Still, ...