Connecting PSU to other parts -- question

[fdart17]

I've just finished installing all the parts and am trying to connect all the parts to/from the motherboard and PSU. On my motherboard manual it says that there is a set of 9 pins that handles a bunch of things like power switch reset switch HDLED etc.

There is only 1 pin reserved for power switch and reset button. The wires coming from the case are 2 pins though. Is this common? Which pin out of the two do I plug in? Beside both the power and reset pins there is a pin called GND. Is this for use with the power and reset switch? If so, how do I know which pin goes where for these? On the back of the Power and Reset cables it has a G on one pin, and an arrow to an S on the other.

Thanks!

Edit: Also, I've purchased an aftermarket CPU cooler - the coolermaster tx3
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103064&Tpk=cooler master tx3

Is it possible for me to attach the fan that came with my i5 2500k processor onto this aftermarket CPU? I noticed there was room for a fan on each side of the heat sink.

 

[fimbles]

Connect both the power switch pin and one of the two GND (ground) pins you mentioned earlier to your 2 pin power switch case connection.
Direction is unimportant for power switch and reset. But G is Gnd.

It is for hard drive led though. worse case scenario is your hd light will be off when its on and vice versa

 

[SNGX1275]

It is for hard drive led though. worse case scenario is your hd light will be off when its on and vice versa

Actually the worst case is the hdd light won't work. They must be plugged in the correct way because the LED is a Light Emitting Diode. Diodes only allow current in 1 direction. So hook it up backwards, no light. Hook it up correctly, light.

 

[fdart17]

Last 4 things that I don't know where to plugin...
I tried to take pictures but the picture quality was not very good...

One is a media reader for camera cards phone cards etc. It has 4 pins. 3 are grouped together and 1 is seperate. I don't know if my motherboard even supports this.
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/2901/dscn1462ug.jpg

One is coming from the case - so I assume it's compatible. It's 2x10 with 1 pin in the corner missing so 19 pins. I think it's a usb 3.0 cable
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/2048/dscn1461o.jpg

The last two are somewhat similar. One is bulky with holes for two pins and says "wst" onn it. The other is bulky and has 2 pins and a hole for 1 pin and comes from a case fan. Images here:
http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/1076/dscn1463.jpg
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8392/dscn1464p.jpg



Thanks a lot. Really appreciate help, I am so close and am so excited to get this going!

 

[red1776]

The media reader, what are the pins labeled as? If its a card reader it should go into a USB connection (really hard to tell from your pics)

The second is a 20 pin USB cable

The third terrible picture I believe is showing an Led control connection for fans that support it so you can adjust the brightness or on/off function of the LED's (not all fans support this) The other is fan pwr.

Just a guess from the pics.

 

[fdart17]

The media reader, what are the pins labeled as? If its a card reader it should go into a USB connection (really hard to tell from your pics)

The second is a 20 pin USB cable

The third terrible picture I believe is showing an Led control connection for fans that support it so you can adjust the brightness or on/off function of the LED's (not all fans support this) The other is fan pwr.

Just a guess from the pics.

Yup, the media reader plugged into USB. Turns out my motherboard does not support the 20 pin USB cable, so I can't use the 2 front USB 3.0 ports (2 in back so not a problem).

The last image was case connectors as you said for controlling fan LED's.

The 3rd image I believe is for my front microphone plug. The front headset works fine but not the mic input. This is a problem for me because I want to have my speakers plugged into the back and headset and mic plugged into the front. I don't see any connector for this on my motherboard.

Is there an adapter for this? I have this motherboard:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157253

 

[fdart17]

I'd just like to say that I'm still searching for an answer to this question

 

[fdart17]

Hmm still looking. Google can't help me with this one. Bump!