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by timdixon

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I have had my computer for a year and only just remembered that i forgot to connect the case LED's, but i am not sure where to plug them on my motherboard???

Specs:
ASUS M2N32 WS Professional Motherboard
http://www.memory-express.co.uk/index.aspx?pageid=17&id=827687&utm_campaign=froogle&utm_source=Froogle&utm_medium=lead&utm_content=Asus+M2N32+WS+Professional+Motherboard+-+Athlon+64+X2+Socket+AM2+NVIDIA+nForce+590+SLI+MCP+ATX+Dual+Gigabit+LAN+

Thermaltake Tsunami Dream VA3000BNA Case
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1327&ID=1460

I can't find a picture of the power cable but hopefully you guys know ehat to do.
Can i just plug it into a fan power port?? Did not want to do that as i did not know if it was going to damage the motherboard.

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by oh smeg

If you are talking about the Front Panel LED's they are to be connected to the Front Panel Header Pins as listed in the M'Board Manual.

As these are Polarized Components meaning that they only work when plugged on to the correct Polarity Terminal the Colored Wire always goes tot he = or Positive Pin on the Header and the White Wire goes tot he Negative or - or Neutral Pin.

You'll need to look at the M'Board Manual to find the Front Panel Header Strip and connect these 2 Leads to that where you are shown they belong.

Look on Page 64 of the PDF File Located here for the Pin Outs for the Front Panel Connections

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socketAM2/M2N32%20WS%20Pro/e2560_m2n32-ws-pro.pdf

Or on Page 2/38 of your M'Board User Manual.

Col

by timdixon

When i said case LED's they are just 2 blue LED light on the front pannel, they don't relate to any of the computer workings they are just lights that need power.
I have looked through the manual but i can't see any reference as to where to connect them.

by darryl~

on the fan, I plug the lights into a free 4 pin power plug & my fan plugs into the cable for the lights.....works fine.

by oh smeg

Normally these should plug into a Unused Power Supply Plug but depending on what type of light it actually is a spare unused Fan Connector on the M'Board may be OK.

Here it depends on how much power the lights draw and the high Current Lights should not be connected directly to the M'Board as they may pull some of the rails low and cause instability with the M'Board circuity.

Here it all depends what the light actually is if it is a single LED then plugging directly onto the M'Board is probably OK but if it is a Light Stick like about 8 or 12 Inch long I would say plug it directly into the Power Supply and ideally on a Unused Rail to supply the 12 V DC if the PS has one.

If these lights have a 3 pin Fan Connector there are adapters available to change from the 3 Pin Fan Plug to a 4 Pin Connector as used on a 3.5 inch HDD or Optical Drive. You may even be able to ask a Tech for these as most will have heaps of them available and give them to you free as they come with all of the better Case Fans and quite often are not required. I literally have hundreds of them here that I use as required with repairs but I get more than what I actually use.

Col

by ---tk---

Grab the manual here
http://www.foxconnchannel.com/EN-US/product/Motherboards/detail_overview.aspx?ID=en-gb0000198

and case manual you already have the link... Download the manual and find where you plug the wires into...

From what it looks like to me, the connections to the case on the motherboard are on the lower right hand side about an inch or two up... it will have a set of 8 pins and one more pin without a 10th pin... there will be a power pin, reset, and HDD LED and power LED... you will have to refer to the manuals to locate them...

by ---tk---

I downloaded the manual.. It doesn't help one bit... doesn't even talk about the front LED's... so that would be my most logical guess also.

by thechas

Well, what type of connector is the case light connector?

If it is a 3 pin fan type connector, it "might" be okay to connect to an unused fan connector on the motherboard.

If it is a 4 pin floppy or drive power connector, I would start by plugging it to an unused drive connector.

Even if it looks like a standard 3 pin fan connector, I would use a fan adapter cable and plug this into a drive connector.

If it looks like a standard LED or front panel switch connector, I guess I would contact Thermaltake tech support and ask them what to do.

Chas

by oh smeg

That 2 Pin Connector is a Special for the case and when you unpacked the case there should have been a Adapter for that lead to a 4 Pin Molex Connector like a HDD or Optical Power Plug. Maybe even a Splitter to allow you to insert this Adapter into the Circuit and then plug in the Front Panel Lights.

You'll need to look at what came with the Case here and find the Adapters. Because this is a Polarized Plug you really should use what came with the case here and not attempt to make something up.

Col

by timdixon

I have looked around and the case did not come with an adapter. Where would i find one??

by oh smeg

But as I only buy Antec Case Fans maybe I lead a sheltered life and don't know what if anything comes with other cheaper case Fans.

Col

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