Success! (mostly...)

[Savio]

I first wanted to say THANKS to the forum regulars & all the PC Mech contributors! I completed my first build this morning, and I couldn't be more excited . I followed the "Build Outside the Case" thread & got things working with minimal difficulty. The only negative I've noticed is the Power LED & the HDD LED aren't working. I'm 99% sure they're connected right, but could that represent a larger issue?

My temps seem to be stable at idle, about 42C, & everything (besides the LEDs) looks to be doing well! Any comments about the LEDs welcome, but not critical (unless it is critical! )

Thanks again!
Savio

Here's what I had to work with:
Case: Antec Sonata II (w/ 450W PSU; 120mm Fan)
Motherboard: ASUS M2N-E
CPU: AMD Athlon X2 3800+
GPU: eVGA nVidia 7600GT KO
RAM: Corsair XMS2 1GB (2x512M) in Dual Channel
HDD: Western Digital 250GB (16M Cache)
Opt: LITE-ON CD/DVD Writer Combo
OS: Win XP (SP2)

[TwoRails]

Cool beans, Savio!! Congrat -- Try taking off the power and HD connectors and turning them 180 degrees. That will most likely do it.

[chuck4456]

Good going! Makes you fee good. Doesn't it? Yeah, it's somethin' simple with the LEDs.

[rspassey]

Yup... that's a pretty common mistake. I've made it once with the power button, and for the life of me I couldn't figure out why it wasn't turning on... took a couple minutes to realize I need to rotate the connector.

Good going with the build Enjoy your PC.

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by rspassey Yup... that's a pretty common mistake. I've made it once with the power button, and for the life of me I couldn't figure out why it wasn't turning on... took a couple minutes to realize I need to rotate the connector.

The power button connector doesn't have polarity...it can be installed either way and it'll work. It's just a momentary contact switch. You just have to be sure you've got the right pins connected.

Cricket

[rspassey]

Originally Posted by Cricket The power button connector doesn't have polarity...it can be installed either way and it'll work. It's just a momentary contact switch. You just have to be sure you've got the right pins connected. Cricket

Then I stand corrected Thanks Cricket...

I must have had the wrong pins selected the first time. When I took it out, rotated it, and put it back in, it worked fine; I probably put it back on the right pins.