i need some help badly, I bought myself a new case for my pc and I took apart my old pc to put in into the new one. I have started rebuilding the new old with all my parts but the manual is asking me to plug in my RESET SW P LED+/- H.D.D LED cables. I have all of them here but I can't find the 2 prong connectors they are supposed to go into. I have a acer g45t/g43t am3 motherboard. I found a thing called front panel which is apparently where you plug them into but nothing is labeled on it, it;s just a bar with 3 prongs on it. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
OP
Anonymous
You don't absolutely need to.
Anonymous
OP
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>>17262630 how else will I turn on and off my PC?
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lrn2google
OP
>>17262648 I lost my manual and can't find another online
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>>17262688 if you cant work google you cant assemble a pc, take it to a tech
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>>17262688 Make...Model???
Acer doesn't make motherboards...
Pic of 13 pins?
OP
>>17262680 And it was a gateway DX4820-07h
OP
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>>17262757 where would I find a manual online if acer doesn't make the board but its name is on it?
Anonymous
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>>17262768 it may have a front panel pcb
Anonymous
OP: why don't you just experiment to find the exact pinout?
OP
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>>17262909 I have but I'm running out of hope
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fuckshit.
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you used standoffs right
while i was googling for OP, i found this tidbit.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/277418-30-acer-manual >Phenom II x4 955 3.2 Ghz @ 3.6| MSI 790FX-GD70 | 6 GB Corsair Dominater | 500 GB HD| 8800 GT| Corsair hx1000 w PSU | 24" asus 19" Samsung | G19 | Razer Diomandback 3G| z-5500 >Corsair hx1000 w PSU oh well OP, stop being a dumbass and just start trying random pins
Anonymous
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look for a group of prongs called JFP1
OP
my old pc had the green and white. red and black and blue and white all connected through this 9 slot connection that plugged into something but I tried to plug it into the new case and test it but nope. Maybe its because I can't get power? I can turn on a pc when I have the power supply plugged in and its connected to motherboard right?
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>>17263025 I have no idea what you mean. Post pics of the old situation.
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>>17263025 4x2 with 9 pins is usually the usb. you need to find what originally plugged into the f_panel then determine what wires went where.
OP
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>>17263137 Interesting. This thing was plugged into the motherboard you're trying to get to work?
Also, show a sideways pic so that we can see how the wires are connected.
OP
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>>17263137 no no that cable went from my old pc power button to somewhere on motherboard but i was too dumb to fucking look anything over before pulling shit out, my new case came with the same cables but are seperated into their own little 2 prong things each
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OP, not everything is standardized. You should have bought parts that were compatible with your old PC. Anyway, the reset switch is probably connected to some thin wires running from your power supply. If the connections don't fit, try cutting them off and splicing it with the old connector.
OP
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Ok, between blue and green you have power switch and hdd activity, reset switch isn't always used.
Anonymous
Read the god damned manual.
OP
>>17263265 it was an LED thing and I do not know how to splice them, could I boot up my PC by splicing them and not plugging in it?
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>>17263298 there isn't one. gateway only offers the uber retarded general manual for this. It's a proprietary mobo, so it's not something that can be acquired anywhere else.
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>>17263254 OK, that red/black wire set is the hard disk led, the blue/white one is the power led, and the blue/white one is the power switch. Since this connector fits your motherboard in only one way, the way to connect the cables in your new case is clear.
Anonymous
For you motherboard i'd try this setup.
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>>17263326 might have been processor activity then. or HDD. one or the other.
you don't need the old stuff for any reason other than determining where the new needs plugged in.
When you get it working i'd suggest taking a picture of it for future reference.
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>>17263348 the location you marked power switch wasn't used on the connector, so i'd swap it with the reset switch.
Also, OP, misplacing these will not kill your comp, i've have to guess and check them a time or two myself.
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>>17263348 I think you swapped power led and power switch there, unless blue/white is the led and green/white is the switch (which I've never seen before).
OP
can I turn on my computer if I have my power supply plugged into motherboard and Im giving the power supply power?
Anonymous
>>17263430 No, you have that reversed - the reset switch location wasn't used in the original plug.
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>>17263467 ah yes, you are right.
Spatial ability if failing atm. there's a small child jumping on my back.
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>>17263466 Yes - to do so, short out the "power switch" pins with a screwdriver or something like that. I suspect the ones you need are the ones
>>17263348 marked "power led".
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>>17263466 for minimal post, you'll need CPU, one stick of RAM, and PSU plugged in.
OP
how do I "short out" them could you explain the process?
Anonymous
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>>17263558 Cut off the two wires and connect them together.
Anonymous
>>17263558 Just touch both pins at the same time with something made of metal.
Anonymous
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>>17263608 I should probably stress that you should ONLY do this with the 13-pin front panel connector. In particular, if you short out the nearby USB connector (9-pin thing) this way, you'll be breaking things.
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Wait, are we actually trying to help someone on /g/ instead of trolling them?
OP
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i dont want to cut the wires in case it doesn't even work
OP
I barely understand splicing Im not gonna bother trying it
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OP: have you tried
>>17263348 with power switch and power led swapped yet?
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yeah, until you buld up a parts box this shit can be annoying.
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>>17263770 It's very easy. You just need a wire stripper and twisted the bared ends of the wires together. If you make a mistake, you can always rewired them back the old way.
OP
I tried both ways on diagram but nothing, but could I somehow attach that old connector from my old pc in the images I posted earlier back into my motherboard and then somehow turn on the current pc with itÉ is that possible? So then I would click a little black button to turn on PC instead of the led power button I'm supposed to use?
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>>17263927 Sure, that will work.
OP
WAIT, could I pull the safety ends of the current power wires attached to my new case, feed them through the 9 slot connected my old pc power wires used and then plug it in like it was in my old PC?
Anonymous
>>17263977 Yes, but that shouldn't be necessary. In fact, I'm pretty damn sure it isn't.
OP
>>17264003 Yes but I tried what I said right above your post and it didn't work so this might
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>>17263927 as a temporary solution use the old connector.
one of those 3 sections,
Anonymous
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one of those 3 sections should power on the PC.
OP
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>>17264036 this doesn't make sense, I plugged it in just as your said and nothing happen. I could have plugged in powersupply wrong or something??? Ill post a picture give me a second
Anonymous
>mfw OP actually has the power supply turned off by the switch on the back
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>>17264104 I think id kill myself
OP
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>>17264104 i was thinking that somewhat too.
Also the mobo mght have a 4/6 pin connector that needs plugged in in addition to the 20/24 pin connector.
OP
Anonymous
>>17264150 mfw you're right
OP
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>>17264187 By the way, you're abusing your 24 pin connector there. The two parts fit together horizontally outside the socket; connect them together first, THEN plug them in.
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Shit, should set up a skype or something, get this shit done faster.
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This is the funniest shit ive seen all day.
OP
>>17264245 I can go on skype, give me 10 minutes my skype is gag aga i think
Anonymous
>>17264335 Still need it then? Try the two configurations posted, I'm pretty sure one of them will work.
OP
Anonymous
damn.
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>>17264447 where'd my trip go?
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