Setting up LEDs and power button for case

[slinky22]

I am thinking of going with an ANTEC Black Solution case but I'm curious what these cords are for. I've read a dozen building guides, but I'm not not 100% clearn on what these are. I'm thinking these are what you plug into the mobo (according to what the mobo manual says) to enable the LEDs, front USB ports etc. Is that right or do I have do something else to get the LEDs and power button working?

 

[Nickel020]

I don't know what that case ahs in terms of front connectors but it can be quite a lot. There will certainly be two cables each for: power button, reset button, HD LED, power LED. There may also be cables for USB, Firewire, headphones, mic-in and a speaker.
On Antec cases these are usually labeled clearly so it should be easy to find the right connectors on your mobo as long as you have it' user guide.

 

[Subhuman25]

Tha'ts my case!
I'm running an MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum in it.
Those colored wires are the "Power Led" "Power Switch" "Speaker" "Reset Switch" & 3x "HDD Leds"
The larger diameter beige colored one behind those is the USB x 2(1.1 + 2.0) connector for the front panel.
I have my Led's plugged in to the motherboard with the little labels(print on the plugs) facing up and all seems to work fine although I'm not sure if that's correct either since I'm not getting a green power led showing on the front panel.Just a yellow one.All my prior Antec cases had a green power-on led.So I'm not quite sure if I have 'em hooked up correctly.
My power switch works as it should.My reset switch works as it should.My HDD(also yellow color) lights up during HD activity..
The manuals are both confusing and not really any help at all.You'd think after all these years there would be some type of standardization of these MB-Case Led's and a simple single multi plug,but it seems everyone has their own agenda to follow.Shame on MSI & Antec and all the other manufacturers for not making this an simpler item to deal with when building a 'puter!
Keep in mind there are 2 extra HDD Led leads that don't need to be used.Manual say they're for any extra functions a particular MB may offer i.e. chassis intrusion etc.
All in all I'm satisfied with both my case and motherboard.The case is pretty quiet and handsome.Well built and layout is good.

Gripes: 1.Plastic swivel door - kinda flimsy - I'm expecting it to broken off sometime in the future
2.No ront audio I/O ports
3.No removable MB tray(not a biggie since I don't switch out MB's much,but will be a PITA since
I'm planning on replacing stock CPU HSF w/ Zalman CNPS7000A-ALCU tonight)
4.HD bay does block front fan airflow by being sideways mount

Likes: 1.Appearance-simple,functional,handsome
2.Construction very good
3.Layout is good - like the side facing HD bay although case could be a tad deeper to accomodate
IDE/SATA cables a bit better w/o drastic bending
4.HD rails rock - also rubber grommets under HD absorb vibes
5.Side facing HD bay doesn't interfere with long VGA card
6.PSU bay will permit any size PSU
7.120mm fan front and rear capability-only comes with rear fan though.Front has pre-filter
8.No sharp edges anywhere - have intact dermis to prove it 😉
9.Ease of installation except for confusion over the power/hdd/reset/speaker led's
10.Construction materials - solid,noise reducing although heavier than your Aluminum cases


I replaced the stock 300W PSU with an Antec NeoPower 480W immediately after unpackaging my case and I have 2 Antec 1200mm fans coming today to replace the single 120mm rear exhaust fan.
With just the NeoPower 120mm exhaust fan and the rear 120mm Antec case fan my system temps vary from 21-28C' and CPU(AMD64 3500) sits around 50C' with stock HSF,also to replced today with a Zalman CNPS7000A-ALCU.
Also replacing the stock HSF on my eVGA 6800GT with an Arctic Cooling NV Silencer5 and using Arctic Silver5 thermal compound on both those installs.
By tonight I'll see if those upgrades increase my cooling efficeiency overall and wether or not sound emission has changed.
I'm happy as is though.Case is efficient,quiet,handsome,functional as is stock.With the added NeoPower 480 cable management is further improved(reduced clutter) and those used can be routed into the empty 3.5" & 5.25" bays successfully.
After researching for a long time I decided on this case for a slew of reasons.I'd consider changing cases if that Akasa case were available here in the USA
http://xtremecomputing.co.uk/story.php?id=23

 

[Regs]

Those were the cords I was talking about in your other thread.

Motherboards now make it kind of easy. On the cords connector on the end it will say Power, then you will look down on the motherboard and will likely see Power or something worded similar located by the pins you connect the cords to. Same goes with the rest of the wires.

The pin connecters you hook up these cords to are positioned right in front of the case where the cords come out of. So it would be the ;ower corner of the motherboard which is closest to the front of the case.Your motherboard instruction guide will explain this to you.

Just make sure the lettering on the connect part of the wires are facing outward when you plug them into the motherboard.

 

[Subhuman25]

Regs: Problem with both my MSI Neo2 manual nad Antec manual are that the MSI manual simply states to connect the power led to the MB power plugs etc. and the Antec one states the same and also to plug the connectors in facing the front of the case.Well my motherboard and my past MB's have had the 2 LED sockets on the MB positioned horizontally.That means there is no way on earth you can mount the plug labels facing the front of the case or MB.Good job confusing me and probably a gazillion other people.
Also no detailed pictures shown for this operation in either manual.Again,shame on them for still not providing clear,detailed instruction with pictures after all these years.Manufacturers really need to improve a lot in this area.
And why not come to some type of standardization offering a simple single plug-in?Those options not offered by either the MB or case can just be left blank on the socket/plug of either.
Is that really too much to ask for?Everything else has come to standards in the industry i.e. power plugs,I/O panels etc.

 

[Woofmeister]

My case as well. Hint--in order to determine which "HDD" connection corresponds to the original installed hard drive light, remove the front pannel and trace the cable back to the light. Also, when connecting to the MOBO, the triangle indicates the negative wire.