Front panel connectors. -help

grantsmith82 · 15 Oct 2012 at 12:47

Hi all
I have a new build I am doing
It's a cit mars blue led case.

I'm just putting the front panel connectors onto my mb (gigabyte x58a-ud3r)

So far connected power sw/ reset sw /hdd led

These 3 plugs routed from one area of the case.

Now from another part of the case I have a wire with a label 'cpu' this is a "spade" connector type plug. I assume this goes as close to CPU as possible to read the CPU temp (for the front display). However there is another connector again called hdd led. So I'm confused where I put this as already used one called hdd led.
I also have 2. 3pinmale. Plugs for fan1 &fan2. I thought that I just need 4 pin molex-3pin adaptor and plug these into psu. However someone said if I did it would prob blow the front display. So what do I do with these? Also fan connector on mb are also male 3pins

FYI the front of the case has a display showing CPU temp, hdd activity and fans.

joesmith · 15 Oct 2012 at 13:13

For the HDD connector, is one + and one -? Think you may need to put both in, with one being + and one -.
Would be helpful if you could post some pictures to show what you mean.

grantsmith82 · 15 Oct 2012 at 13:51

i will go take some pics now..

i know what your saying about one being + and one - (which usually are single connectors)
but the two HDD led connectors i have are twin

so each connector has +&-
there are some poorly written instructions that came with the case let me type it out....

HDD LED+-: The joint with H.D.D LED;HDD+ connect to Harddisk+; HDD- connect to Harddisk-

TEMP: temperature transfer sensor (im gonna put this in fin of cpu cooler)

Fan1: Fan1 joint (not sure where to connect this to??)

Fan2: Fan 2 joint (not sure where to connect this to??)

4PIN: connect to case power supply (ive connected to psu 4pin molex)

joesmith · 15 Oct 2012 at 14:12

I'm just wondering actually, maybe it's been labelled wrong and one of them is supposed to be the power LED, as you have mentioned the power switch, reset switch, HDD LED but not the power LED.

grantsmith82 · 15 Oct 2012 at 14:23

im wondering if the 2nd HDD LED connector has something to do with the front display on the case? but not sure how its supose to fit as ive already connected power sw, reset sw, and hdd led. (there was no power led connector) these 3 connectors seems to follow the same wiring path into the front of hte case.

the cpu temp senor and other hdd led followed another path into the front of the case (along with x2 3pin for "fan1"and "fan2"

this is the case here