NEW BUILD - not sure where some wires go???

[SpydaMan]

After having some issues with the initial startup of my system, I now have all components installed in the case. I am now in the process of hokng up all the wires, but am not sure where all of them get plugged in at.

My floppy/card reader has a USB 2.0 connector that I cannot figure out. The connector is 4 pins, but too small to hook up anywhere that I can see.

Below are the components of my build. I am sure I will have more questions as I continue this process after work.

CASE: Rosewill TU-155 Black Steel ATX Black 0.8mm SGCC Steel Mid Tower Computer Case 400W(20+4 pin) Power Supply – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147001

NOTE: Replaced power supply with...

POWER SUPPLY: ENERMAX Noisetaker II EG495P-VE ATX12V 485W Power Supply 115/230 V – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817194009

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115029

ASUS P5K LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131180

(2) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148140

EVGA 256-P2-N755-AR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Superclocked Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130085

MEMORY: CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145098

OPTICAL DRIVE 1: LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106072

OPTICAL DRIVE 2: ASUS Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827135143

FLOPPY DRIVE/Card Reader: Rosewill RCR-FD200 All-in-one USB 2.0 Black 3.5" Card Reader with 1.44MB Floppy Drive – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820223072

[perkster]

the USB connector 4 pin thing from the memory card reader/floppy usually connects to a USB header slot, these are usually blue, and will be in your motherboard manual as USB8, USB9 or USB10 or something.

they are usually on one end near the SATA connectors, and theres usually another one up near the fan connectors.

[SpydaMan]

The problem is the USB 2.0 cable coming from my floppy/card reader is only 4 pins, while the connectors on the motherboard are 10 pin. My motherboard has 3 USB connections in all, just not a 4 pin.

What do I do now???

Originally Posted by perkster the USB connector 4 pin thing from the memory card reader/floppy usually connects to a USB header slot, these are usually blue, and will be in your motherboard manual as USB8, USB9 or USB10 or something. they are usually on one end near the SATA connectors, and theres usually another one up near the fan connectors.

[perkster]

one reviewer said:
Pros: works great. usb2.0 does make a difference when transferring large amounts of data via memory cards.

Cons: none really.

Other Thoughts: this does use a floppy cable and 4 pin floppy molex for the floppy drive itself. the card reader will work without it. but if you want to use it for the floppy as well, make sure you have a power connector.

so make sure you are not trying to connect that power connector to the MB USB part, did you have any other wires?

ive been trying to dowload copy of yoru p5k manual to see about your USB headers locations so i can tell you which page to look at but ASUS'swebsite seems to be going up and down at the moment

[perkster]

heres the manual for the card reader: the 4 pin connection is said to connect to your USB header, so check your manual in yoru motherboard, the 4 pins are labelled and need to correspond to the 4 pints of the USB heder you connect it to, if its the wrong way around it wont work.

http://www.rosewill.com/RosewillSoftware/RCR-FD200.pdf

[SpydaMan]

I have the IDE ribbon cable, power cable, and 4 pin USB cable. I thought the ribbon was for the floppy and the USB would be for reading cards...

Originally Posted by perkster so make sure you are not trying to connect that power connector to the MB USB part, did you have any other wires?

[SpydaMan]

I looked in the motherboard manual but did not see a 4 pin connector, unless I missed it...

Originally Posted by perkster heres the manual for the card reader: the 4 pin connection is said to connect to your USB header, so check your manual in yoru motherboard, the 4 pins are labelled and need to correspond to the 4 pints of the USB heder you connect it to, if its the wrong way around it wont work. http://www.rosewill.com/RosewillSoftware/RCR-FD200.pdf

[perkster]

well you have to plug the PSU into the floppy part too, with a 4 pin connector.

but the USB thing you have from the memory card reader looks like the ones you put on the I/O connectors when connecting front of case USBs etc, so it may go over the pins there, check out the names of the pins and the ones on the connector they have to match.

othewise it might use some of the pins in the USB header but not all of them.

[SpydaMan]

The plug has the following for the pins...

+5VDC
DATA-
DATA+
GND

The manual says...

USB 2.0 connector connects to the motherboard

and also...

Connect the USB 2.0 cable from the RCR-FD200 to the motherboard.

Originally Posted by perkster well you have to plug the PSU into the floppy part too, with a 4 pin connector. but the USB thing you have from the memory card reader looks like the ones you put on the I/O connectors when connecting front of case USBs etc, so it may go over the pins there, check out the names of the pins and the ones on the connector they have to match. othewise it might use some of the pins in the USB header but not all of them.

[Katreat]

I have never worked with a card reader so wont even try to give you suggestions, but I have read that you do not want to attach a card reader until after you install windows or it will be assined one of the drive numbers usually reserved for your hard drive. So most people suggest plugging it in after the system is up and letting windows detect it as new equipment. As to where to pug it in......... good luck

Kat

[SpydaMan]

Thanks for the tip. Not sure if it matters that it is also a floppy drive, but I will disconnect it for now...

OK I have everything installed, turned it on, and it powers up fine...

NOW WHAT???

Upon startup a message comes on my screen telling me my CMOS settings are wrong. I can go to setup or continue...

Originally Posted by Katreat I have never worked with a card reader so wont even try to give you suggestions, but I have read that you do not want to attach a card reader until after you install windows or it will be assined one of the drive numbers usually reserved for your hard drive. So most people suggest plugging it in after the system is up and letting windows detect it as new equipment. As to where to pug it in......... good luck Kat

[liambl]

The CMOS setting wrong message is normal for a new motherboard, enter the setup and load the defaults.