glowingnissan07
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ok, this thread is a continuation of my story in the "Fried Processor? Fried Motherboard? From adding RAM???" thread.
i finally got that new motherboard, identical to the one that fried (a pcchips K7 MOTHERBOARD to be exactly) when i put in the "corrupted" RAM in it. Although that motherboard is toast, im going on the assumption that the GOOD RAM that came with it (256 MB) and the 1.0 Ghz Processor that came with it are in good condition.
I did all the easy stuff with the RAM and the processor, the heat fan and main power and IDE cables, and ive been following the users guide for installation to the best of my ability and carefully as possible. (no static)
I'm at the point where i need to "connect the case switches and indicater LEDs to the SW1 header".
The manual comes with this chart:
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 HD_LED_P(+) 2 FP PWR/SLP(+)
3 HD_LED_N(-) 4 FP PWR/SLP(-)
5 RESET_SW_N(-) 6 POWER_SW_P(+)
7 RESET_SW_P(+) 8 POWER_SW_N(-)
9 RSVD_DNU 10 KEY
and this diagram of the SW1
SW1
l . . . . l
l . . . . . l
1
well....thats more of my interpretation of it, but its an overhead shot of the pins on the motherboard.
The 1 I figured is Pin 1, yet i was unsure which if the configuration went like this
FIG 1.1
6 7 8 9
l . . . . l
l . . . . . l
1 2 3 4 5
..or this
FIG 1.2
2 4 6 8
l . . . . l
l . . . . . l
1 3 5 7 9
i concluded that FIG 1.2 was correct (based on the color code setup on the motheboard) but i just want to make sure. THe next problem i encountered
was that the 4 "indicator LEDs" i had were marked by:
POWER LED
H.D.D. LED
RESET SW
POWER SW
I hooked them up but realized that the chart does not cover "POWER LED", which is a cable with 3 pin slots instead of two like the others. I also realized that using the chart just ended up with pins 2,4, and 9 being empty, and no configuration of those allowed the fitting of the POWER LED.
I assume it goes elsewhere, but where? and what do i put in pins 2 4 and 9?
The last problem i had, was that i noticed one pinhole on each cable is postive and the other is negative. Yet I cannot figure out how to tell which one is (+) and which is (-), so i dont know which side of the cable goes to which pin.
the back of the cables, on the other side of the lettering, is an arrow, typically on the left-hand side. my gut feeling is that means (+), but i didnt want to hook up my motherboard based on all these assumptions. i guess it might help if i learned some new PC lingo, then maybe i could understand all this stuff.
I'm having similiar problems hooking up AUDIO1 and USB2 and USB3 and SPK1 and the IR1. im thinking that if someone help me how to hook it all up ill be able to do those others on my own.
Thanks!
:darth:
i finally got that new motherboard, identical to the one that fried (a pcchips K7 MOTHERBOARD to be exactly) when i put in the "corrupted" RAM in it. Although that motherboard is toast, im going on the assumption that the GOOD RAM that came with it (256 MB) and the 1.0 Ghz Processor that came with it are in good condition.
I did all the easy stuff with the RAM and the processor, the heat fan and main power and IDE cables, and ive been following the users guide for installation to the best of my ability and carefully as possible. (no static)
I'm at the point where i need to "connect the case switches and indicater LEDs to the SW1 header".
The manual comes with this chart:
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 HD_LED_P(+) 2 FP PWR/SLP(+)
3 HD_LED_N(-) 4 FP PWR/SLP(-)
5 RESET_SW_N(-) 6 POWER_SW_P(+)
7 RESET_SW_P(+) 8 POWER_SW_N(-)
9 RSVD_DNU 10 KEY
and this diagram of the SW1
SW1
l . . . . l
l . . . . . l
1
well....thats more of my interpretation of it, but its an overhead shot of the pins on the motherboard.
The 1 I figured is Pin 1, yet i was unsure which if the configuration went like this
FIG 1.1
6 7 8 9
l . . . . l
l . . . . . l
1 2 3 4 5
..or this
FIG 1.2
2 4 6 8
l . . . . l
l . . . . . l
1 3 5 7 9
i concluded that FIG 1.2 was correct (based on the color code setup on the motheboard) but i just want to make sure. THe next problem i encountered
was that the 4 "indicator LEDs" i had were marked by:
POWER LED
H.D.D. LED
RESET SW
POWER SW
I hooked them up but realized that the chart does not cover "POWER LED", which is a cable with 3 pin slots instead of two like the others. I also realized that using the chart just ended up with pins 2,4, and 9 being empty, and no configuration of those allowed the fitting of the POWER LED.
I assume it goes elsewhere, but where? and what do i put in pins 2 4 and 9?
The last problem i had, was that i noticed one pinhole on each cable is postive and the other is negative. Yet I cannot figure out how to tell which one is (+) and which is (-), so i dont know which side of the cable goes to which pin.
the back of the cables, on the other side of the lettering, is an arrow, typically on the left-hand side. my gut feeling is that means (+), but i didnt want to hook up my motherboard based on all these assumptions. i guess it might help if i learned some new PC lingo, then maybe i could understand all this stuff.
I'm having similiar problems hooking up AUDIO1 and USB2 and USB3 and SPK1 and the IR1. im thinking that if someone help me how to hook it all up ill be able to do those others on my own.
Thanks!
:darth: