NEWBIE: Case connectors to Mainboard

Hi all:

I'm working on putting together my first system. Almost done, with
considerable help from those on this forum. Many thanks.

One final question:

The Power LED connector from the case needs to be plugged into the
jumpers on the mainboard. However, the two "prongs" (sorry, can't
think of a better word, though I'm sure there's a standard) on the
mainboard are adjacent, whereas the wire from the case is 3-wide,
with a gap in the middle. Here's roughly what I'm talking about:

| ______
|-- | * |----------
|-- | * |
| |_*__|----------

Question is, can I just pull the wire out of the 3rd position on the
connector and push it into the middle one, and then plug the whole
thing into the mainboard? What's the right way to do this?

Thanks in advance.
-----
Wiley

yep, use the head of a pin to pull back the little flap and slide the wire
out.
"Wiley Q. Hacker" wrote in message
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Hi all:

I'm working on putting together my first system. Almost done, with
considerable help from those on this forum. Many thanks.

One final question:

The Power LED connector from the case needs to be plugged into the
jumpers on the mainboard. However, the two "prongs" (sorry, can't
think of a better word, though I'm sure there's a standard) on the
mainboard are adjacent, whereas the wire from the case is 3-wide,
with a gap in the middle. Here's roughly what I'm talking about:

| ______
|-- | * |----------
|-- | * |
| |_*__|----------

Question is, can I just pull the wire out of the 3rd position on the
connector and push it into the middle one, and then plug the whole
thing into the mainboard? What's the right way to do this?

Thanks in advance.
-----
Wiley

Make sure you don't have the wrong connector trying to plug on there.

Bob Troll

Wiley Q. Hacker wrote:
Hi all:

I'm working on putting together my first system. Almost done, with
considerable help from those on this forum. Many thanks.

One final question:

The Power LED connector from the case needs to be plugged into the
jumpers on the mainboard. However, the two "prongs" (sorry, can't
think of a better word, though I'm sure there's a standard) on the
mainboard are adjacent, whereas the wire from the case is 3-wide,
with a gap in the middle. Here's roughly what I'm talking about:

| ______
|-- | * |----------
|-- | * |
| |_*__|----------

Question is, can I just pull the wire out of the 3rd position on the
connector and push it into the middle one, and then plug the whole
thing into the mainboard? What's the right way to do this?

Thanks in advance.
-----
Wiley

Bob Troll wrote:
Make sure you don't have the wrong connector trying to plug on there.


That's just what I was thinking, too...

Bob Troll

Wiley Q. Hacker wrote:

Hi all:

I'm working on putting together my first system. Almost done, with
considerable help from those on this forum. Many thanks.

One final question:

The Power LED connector from the case needs to be plugged into the
jumpers on the mainboard. However, the two "prongs" (sorry, can't
think of a better word, though I'm sure there's a standard) on the
mainboard are adjacent, whereas the wire from the case is 3-wide,
with a gap in the middle. Here's roughly what I'm talking about:

| ______
|-- | * |----------
|-- | * |
| |_*__|----------

Question is, can I just pull the wire out of the 3rd position on the
connector and push it into the middle one, and then plug the whole
thing into the mainboard? What's the right way to do this?

Thanks in advance.
-----
Wiley





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Wiley wrote:

The Power LED connector from the case needs to be plugged into the
jumpers on the mainboard. However, the two "prongs" (sorry, can't
think of a better word, though I'm sure there's a standard) on the
mainboard are adjacent, whereas the wire from the case is 3-wide,
with a gap in the middle. Here's roughly what I'm talking about:

I just finished "building" my first computer and the MOBO had two places for
the Power LED connector. There was a 2 wide and a 3 wide male connectors on
the board, and the connector from the Antec Sonnata case was 2 wire three
wide. I have no idea if it would make any difference to pull a wire out and
move it, but I would make sure there was no other connector on the board.
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Marvin & Sue

Wiley Q. Hacker said this...
Question is, can I just pull the wire out of the 3rd position on the
connector and push it into the middle one, and then plug the whole
thing into the mainboard? What's the right way to do this?


What I normally do is carefully shave down one side of the triple plug with
a craft knife. This releases the metal insert which you then click into the
centre socket. Finally use your craft knife to trim off the remaining part
of the 3rd housing and you're done. PS: Doesn't matter which side you cut.


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Groove writes:

What I normally do is carefully shave down one side of the triple plug with
a craft knife. This releases the metal insert which you then click into the
centre socket. Finally use your craft knife to trim off the remaining part
of the 3rd housing and you're done. PS: Doesn't matter which side you cut.

I typically use a very small screwdriver to release the metal insert,
then start cutting the plug down to two. Note that the cutting may
not be necessary. Sometimes the LED connection isn't adjacent to
another connection that's needed, and having the empty socket covering
a non-needed pin isn't really an issue.

Jeff
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"Wiley Q. Hacker" wrote in message
om...
Hi all:

I'm working on putting together my first system. Almost done, with
considerable help from those on this forum. Many thanks.

One final question:

The Power LED connector from the case needs to be plugged into the
jumpers on the mainboard. However, the two "prongs" (sorry, can't
think of a better word, though I'm sure there's a standard)

Usually called "pins". Same thing.

on the
mainboard are adjacent, whereas the wire from the case is 3-wide,
with a gap in the middle. Here's roughly what I'm talking about:

| ______
|-- | * |----------
|-- | * |
| |_*__|----------

Question is, can I just pull the wire out of the 3rd position on the
connector and push it into the middle one, and then plug the whole
thing into the mainboard? What's the right way to do this?

One of the 3 connectors if for the RPM sensing of the fan. If you don't
need RPM sensing, you don't need 3 wires. But you do have to make sure the
2 wires that get connected are the power wires, and you should note the
polarity. If you get the polarity wrong, the fan will spin backward.
That's OK if you can flip the fan around, but it won't work if the fan can
only go in one way.

"Bob Troll" wrote in message
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Make sure you don't have the wrong connector trying to plug on there.

It sounds like some sort of CD connector, or maybe a switch connector or
possibly even a speaker or light connector. From the fan connectors I
recall seeing, the 2 power wires were not separated with a gap in the middle
like that.

jeff findley said this...
I typically use a very small screwdriver to release the metal insert,
then start cutting the plug down to two....

I must try that. That way is marginally less chance of damaging the insert.
But you kind of get into a habit with such details and never think of
alternatives.

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