USB Firewire cables

[polobunny]

Red, White/Yellow, Green, Black, KEY. ;)

Red is pin 1, KEY is the other end where there's no pin (normally 9). Sometimes white wire is yellow, depends from case.
So if you have a connector like this on your board;
2|4|6|8|10
1|3|5|7|9

On the row starting from left to right you have Red, White, Green, Black, Empty. On the 10 pin it's recommended to put a second ground though it'S far from necessary.

[Lead Head]

Originally Posted by polobunny

Red, White/Yellow, Green, Black, KEY. ;)

Red is pin 1, KEY is the other end where there's no pin (normally 9). Sometimes white wire is yellow, depends from case.
So if you have a connector like this on your board;
2|4|6|8|10
1|3|5|7|9

On the row starting from left to right you have Red, White, Green, Black, Empty. On the 10 pin it's recommended to put a second ground though it'S far from necessary.

Most cables dont even come with a second ground anyways :-/

[Jokerswild]

Thanks guy's, it looks like both cables go on one mobo connector with 2 grounds and 1 pin that says NC left over. Does this really need to be so confusing? Why not make the cables with 1 nine pin on each end. I haven't even gotten to the front speaker connection yet and they are 4 single connectors on each cable end.

[polobunny]

It's the same for separate pins.

[Lead Head]

the reason they use sperate pins is because some mobo manufactures dont play by the rules,and make weird non standard ocnnections

[Jokerswild]

Thanks guy's. :D

Now that's out of the way I have another question. :D

My front panel connectors for the switches and led's.

13579
246810

1-3 is the fp pwr/slp
5-7 is the pwr sw p
9 is NC
2-4 is the HD led
6-8 is the rst sw
10 is rsvd

I know my power switch goes on 5-7 and hdd led on 2-4 and reset switch on 6-8 but I have a power led that is 3 wide with wires on the outside 2 only. Where the heck does it go?

[Lead Head]

Originally Posted by jokerswild

Thanks guy's. :D

Now that's out of the way I have another question. :D

My front panel connectors for the switches and led's.

13579
246810

1-3 is the fp pwr/slp
5-7 is the pwr sw p
9 is NC
2-4 is the HD led
6-8 is the rst sw
10 is rsvd

I know my power switch goes on 5-7 and hdd led on 2-4 and reset switch on 6-8 but I have a power led that is 3 wide with wires on the outside 2 only. Where the heck does it go?

I had the same problem with my mobo to, I had to cut the middle empty pin hole out with scissors
then trim some of the plastic on the other pin holes with the wires, so i could put each individual conector on the pins.Works wonderfully

[Jokerswild]

Ok I found a adapter that takes it from 3 to 2 wires sweet. I plugged it into the 1-3 pins on the front panel connector on the mobo does that sound right?

[polobunny]

Take a needle, lift the plastic tab from the green power led and put it in the middle instead. Then plug it, with the empty pin hole going outside the pins.
2|4|6|8|10
1|3|5|7|9

PWXX|PWLG|PWLW|PWS1|PWS2|
XXXX|HDLR|HDLW|RSS1|RSS2

XXXX being empty
PWXX empty power hole
PWLG power led green
PWLW power led white
etc etc



Happens all the time when building comps :P
No need to cut, just lift the little plastic tab and it should come out easily.

[Lead Head]

Originally Posted by jokerswild

Ok I found a adapter that takes it from 3 to 2 wires sweet. I plugged it into the 1-3 pins on the front panel connector on the mobo does that sound right?

lucky bastard :P my mobo didnt come with an adaptor