Help! A problem when installing front panel cable to the motherboard.

Jiayu

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It's an Epox 8K7A board and Enlight 7230x3 case.

When I tried to connected front panel cables to the motherboard, I didn't know which way is the corrent facing.

Those HD/SPeaker/Reset/Poweronoff/Power LED cables can be plugged into the mb either ways -- they are not keyed. I suppose the cable color should tell me the polarity ? Most are color(green/blue/red)-white, one is yellow/white, the "reset" one is all greys. I suppose the white/black should be ground ?

Also I notice there is a small triangle symbol on edge of each plug. Does it mean ground, or does it mean "1" ?

Thanks


Jiayu

 

sohcrates

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Sep 19, 2000
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power on/off as well as reset can go in either way.

power led's and hard drive led's DO have polarity...but it's not hard to troublshoot...plug them in one way, and if they light up GREAT, if not, power down and plug them in the other way. simplest and easiest solution

as far as speaker, if you hear speaker beep at POST, then it's correct..if not, just shut down and switch it
 

SuperT

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the triangle means pin 1 but the connections should be laid out in the mobo diagrams.