Dragon+ SPK5 connection question

garynjill

Junior Member
Feb 2, 2001
8
0
0
First off, I'm a bit new and my terminology is a bit "shaky" at best. This is the second system I've built this year and my first time with a SOYO board.

I am currently getting everything hooked up in my system. On the Dragon+ board there is a pin connector called SPK5 which you are supposed to connect the supplied ribbon cable to from the multi channel audio card that comes with the board.
Anyway, next to the SPK5 connectors is a set of "switches" (sorry, I don't know what the proper term is. They look like little columns. Some are leaning over, some are straight up. They look like tiny switches). Anyway, there is a group of 6 of these switches. One of them is leaning in towards the SPK 5 connector. It is leaning over far enough that there is no room to connect the cable to the SPK5 connectors. This switch is in the way at the corner (opposite side of pin1) of the SPK5 connector.

Does anyone know what these switches are for? And, can this switch be "switched" so it is leaning the other way? If you have seen this board and hooked up to SPK5, you will probably know what I'm trying to describe (I hope
I looked in the manual but couldn't find anything about these little switches. I have submitted a question to SOYO support, but haven't got a reply yet. I figured some on this forum may have run into this as well.

Here is a pic from HardOCP that shows where the cable is connected on the motherboard.
Dragon+ SPK5 connection

notice the 6 posts/switches to the right of the connection on the board. The switch that is next to the corner of the connection on the board is the switch that is leaning towards the connection. It is this that prevents me from making the connection unless I move the switch, but I don't know what that does/would do?

Thanks in advance,
Gary

 

HardwareAddicted

Golden Member
Apr 5, 2000
1,351
0
0

You have a broken link there bud....

But I'm sure you will get some good input from the forum on this...

Bump for yas

~ HardwareAddicted
 

garynjill

Junior Member
Feb 2, 2001
8
0
0
Thanks for letting me know. I thought it worked last night when I checked it.
I have updated the link so I think it should work now.

Thanks,
Gary
 

NelsonMuntz

Golden Member
Jun 14, 2001
1,827
0
0
Your link works now, thanks. Those aren't actually "switches" they are just capacitors and can be moved. Carefully move the offending one away from the pins and as long as you don't break it off, you're okay. If you break it off, you're SOL. Shouldn't be a big deal to move it just a touch.