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Mickyb96

Mickyb96

Mickyb96

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Looking to connnect my power and reset switches + power LED ETC. Motherboard manual only locates the connections on thr motherboard(LED 1 - see photos) and not the layout? How can I work the layout out without powering on the PC as still waiting for cpu +cooler.

http://imgur.com/gallery/CcGj7RX
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I would hazard a guess that the ones to the right of the missing pin are the power.

So along the bottom you have
IIIIIII
II.IIII

The orange ones are your power switch.

You should be able to boot without the CPU installed - it wont post but it should power on somewhat, don't install the CPU without a cooler.
 
Thankyou very much realy apprechiate it, can I realy boot the board without a CPU? Should I still have the CPU power cord connected and the ram and SSD? speaking of which I would realy like to know why I have 2 DD blue slots and 2 black ones? Currently got 2X4GB in the two blue slots (mobo only supports max of 8)
 
Mickyb96 said:
Thankyou very much realy apprechiate it, can I realy boot the board without a CPU? Should I still have the CPU power cord connected and the ram and SSD? speaking of which I would realy like to know why I have 2 DD blue slots and 2 black ones? Currently got 2X4GB in the two blue slots (mobo only supports max of 8)
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It should boot, yes you'll need the RAM and SSD might as well leave the power too :)

Because the board is built for dual channel you'll want to use the right RAM slots... on that board I'm actually not sure what they are it's usually in the manual.

It's usually slots 1 and 3, but once you've got the CPU and it's built install CPU-Z and it'll tell you on the memory screen if you're running Single or Dual channel, you'll want dual channel :), if it's single move it to the slots I mentioned or into the fully blue slots or into slots 2 and 4.

If you get stuck you can use @Hyburnate and it'll mention me and I'll try to assist :)
 
Mickyb96 said:
http://imgur.com/gallery/I4zRi6U
http://imgur.com/gallery/5stYZdO
Check that out, it states because it has same layout it should have the same relation of pin positions, you think going of this is worthba try ?
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Anything is worth a go you wont break anything it just shorts the two pins together by making a circuit :)

Worst case, you can use a flat head screwdriver until it starts but I prefer to use the connector as it confirms what works rather than accidentally
 
@Hyburnate
Setting up a workshop type bench to be adequite for testing motherboards after repairing them. Got a few questions to consider and any help on any of the points would be greatly apprechiated. Attempting to find the most efficient way of being able to display motherboards to a monitor once repaired to fully test the operation.
1. Cpu's - I know I will need multiple cpu's for the different sockets and in some cases different chipsets to match the mobo im working on but what about coolers, if the cooler has some paste on and is plugged in can i just rest it ontop of the cpu on a mobo thats lying flat down just to see if it runs and displays?
2. I should only require 1 4gb ddr4 ram stick at 2100mhz or lower? (Will not be bothering with ddr3 for now)
3. Is there any cpu's that are notorious for not being compatible with the same socket due to the chipset on the mobo.
4. Should a 2GB graphics card be good enough to carry out these tasks in any said mobo/cpu combination
Any or all of the above questions answered will be very helpfull! Thankyou
 
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