P6N SLI Plat power connector question

Do i need to plug in power to the second 4 pin CPU power port? It had a small plastic tab over it so I did not plug in any power to it. Also can anyone tell me what that second plug is for?
Thanks,
-Bill

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Do i need to plug in power to the second 4 pin CPU power port?
If your PSU has a proper plug you should use all 8 pins of the connector.
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It had a small plastic tab over it so I did not plug in any power to it.
The other 4 pins were covered to avoid confusion with PSUs that do not have an 8 pin-plug.
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Also can anyone tell me what that second plug is for?
The main idea to double the number of pins is to enhance "current carrying capacity" and therefore stability and safety.
http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html#eps8

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