When will mobo jumpers be replaced?

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Hi folks,

Just moved my workstation (Gigabyte UD5) into my new Corsair 650D and have come to realise that the jumper system for the power switch, reset switch, speaker etc. is incredibly out-dated compared to most other parts of a system and hasn't moved on for years and years.

I find it odd that mobo and case manufacturers haven't figured out a way to simply jam all of the jumper cables/pins inside one convenient "master jumper" that plugs into the mobo and job done. It's a right faff fiddling with all these tiny jumpers and getting them the right way round (+ and - etc.)

I want to see some innovation in this area. Who's with me!? :)
 
Orcvader said:
+1 I'm getting fed up of trying to see where each pin goes and what way round. It's an absolutely pain in the neck! :mad:
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you realise the + and - dont matter as long as you put the power connector on the CORRECT two pins its can be either way round...
 
Intel have had a fixed spec for this for years just some mainboard makers choose to not use it (ASUS looking at you here).

When I purchased cases for pc integration I had one container built with a single block connector and it made a noticable difference to the build time and there were less cabling errors.
 
So I'm not the only one who'se fed up with this then!

I reckon a dead simple system where all the various cables from the items just run down the front of the case to a single master jumper, which then connects to the mobo where they all currently do. It would accommodate as many/few connectors as needed. I always spend at least 15 mins faffing with these jumpers and find that at least one LED is wrong or something isn't in the right place.
 
I'd have to agree here, especially for older systems where they're often not labelled very well and you don't have great access to a manual, a single block for the power, reset, PLED and HDDLED would be a godsend.

USB etc connections already come in standardised blocks (thank god as they were fiddly gits before), it'd be nice if they'd do the same for the core functionality; it seems rather silly that they haven't.
 
+1 on this.
I find it especially infuriating when I'm adding a new card or component and manage to knock out one of the jumper pins and have to spend ages with massive hands trying to pin it back in... ¬_¬
 
Worst one I've had recently is a little SFF P4 machine that hangs around as a torrent/network share machine. The mobo is a custom screw spacer design (so can't move it to an easier case with room for better cooling or a normal PSU), there's ****er all room inside so you can get around and ensure decent airflow, and to top it off the mobo pins aren't labelled properly on the board.

I had to change the PSU (custom PSU too!!) recently which meant I had to gut the cabling due to the internal layout so I could actually remove the PSU, and forgot to note where the HDD LED connector was. Atm it's stuck permanently on as it's not labelled clearly as to which pins are meant to control the light, and its such a faff to put back together once apart, I haven't corrected it yet.
 
lionheart766 said:
The last two Asus motherboards I bought have a large "all in one" jumper for the hdd lights and reset buttons etc.
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This.

Mind you I had fun when I gutted an old HP Pavillion to redo with a modern spec as I liked the case.

The headers that the front audio were connected to were some kind of non-standard thing so I had to work out the right pin arrangement and wire up a standard header to connect to the new motherboard.


As for problems getting jumpers in, I tend to wedge the jumper on the tip of a thin flat screwdriver and poke it onto the mobo pins.
 
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