New Build Questions

[skipper]

My first build, actually. I am connecting an ECS K7S5A Ver. 3.1 to an Enlight 7250 case. I have read where the MB manual is wrong relative to this wiring. Seems this is a love/hate board but many are out there. I am going to go by what is stamped on the board which is:

Pins 1 and 3 = +HDLED
Pins 5 and 7 = RST
Pins 2 and 4 = RCPILED
Pins 6 and 8 = PWBT
Pin 9 = nothing stamped (key?)
Pin 10 = location only, no actual pin (key?)

Wiring connectors from case are labelled and colors as follows:

HDD LED (2 wire connector) = orange (with triangle), white
RESET SW (2 wire con.) = gray (w/triangle), gray
POWER SW (2 wire con.) = blue, white
POWER LED (3 wire con.) = green (w/triangle), no wire, white.

I am assuming:
+HDLED = HDD LED (Hard drive LED) - orange wire to pin 1.
RST = RESET SW (Reset switch) - gray wire to pin 5
PWBT = POWER SW (Power Switch) - blue wire to pin 6

That leaves me with POWER LED - a three wire connector with only two wires (space in between) and RCPILED - two pins side by side. What is to be done?

I have everything else installed, but wanted to ask this before trying first power.

Thanks in advance for help. I may be a bit slow reading/responding to replies so please bear with me. (Trying to do many things today.)

[DrZaius]

Hi skipper,

I had the same problem with that ECS board. The solution is easy, just take a small pin or paperclip and push down on one of the pins in the plastic 3-wire connector, remove it, and put it back in to the middle slot. That way you have a 2-wire connector (for the two pins on the board), and the extra open slot will hang over the edge of the pins. Hope that helps.

[skipper]

Thanks. Sounds easy enough. Is there a positive and negative to worry about on any of this wiring?

[Cricket]

Hi skipper,

When trying to get a connector loose from the connector housing, use a pin to lift the small plastic tab up (if you look at the side that has the holes in it, you can see the metal connector. You'll see small plastic flaps over the metal connectors)...that will allow the metal connector to come out of the connector easily.

:) Cricket

[skipper]

Thanks. Very easy and simple. That was all it took.