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| Thread ID: 108138 | 2010-03-15 19:38:00 | System panel connector plug - right way ? | Digby (677) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 867436 | 2010-03-15 23:38:00 | Both for some mobos. The manual for this shows the + pin, and on the mobo it shows a + on the header | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 867437 | 2010-03-15 23:44:00 | I know that some but not all motherboards have markings on them. Some cases have connectors that just say PWR with no indication as to polarity. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 867438 | 2010-03-15 23:44:00 | Talking about 50 percent chance of getting it right. Reminds me of those action movies where they guy has to cut the wires on a nuclear bomb ! There is always a 50% chance of getting it right ! he he. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 867439 | 2010-03-15 23:45:00 | :lol: at least when you get these wrong there aren't any worrying consequences, just no light. :p | wratterus (105) | ||
| 867440 | 2010-03-15 23:47:00 | Well, if it wont light up the 1st time, turn it around then it will. It doesnt matter which way for PWR, or reset, as someone has already said, there's no polarity. This is only for the LED's. If the power only worked one way, then I'll probably be dead by now | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 867441 | 2010-03-15 23:49:00 | :lol: at least when you get these wrong there aren't any worrying consequences. :p Unlike USB connections that may give cause for concern. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 867442 | 2010-03-15 23:53:00 | Yea, they need to go right first time. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 867443 | 2010-03-15 23:59:00 | The original question: "I was just wondering if ... it matters which way round you put them onto the the pins" Obviously Digby knows onto which pairs of pins to put each plug already, and wants clarification as to if the orientation is critical. And as has already been said: LEDs yes, Switches no The manual and\or board will tell you which way around the LED needs to go. And the color coding of the LED wires is usually: color = positive, white\black = negative. As the others say, it doesn't matter. If the LED doesn't work, just switch it around... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 867444 | 2010-03-16 00:02:00 | But "usually" is not always is it? | Sweep (90) | ||
| 867445 | 2010-03-16 00:32:00 | But "usually" is not always is it? Everything I have seen uses the method I described. However, I am sure there are some out there which do not |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
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