ASUS mobo pin configuration help needed

[ALFranzIV]

I have an Asus Cg 5290-bp009 desktop with an Rampage II Gene/CG5290/DP_MB motherboard and have recently changed to a thermaltake chaser case. the case comes with a reset switch and a pin + and pin - (for top light around power button) and i cannot find a board schematic or layout that tells me what pins are what and asus thus far cannot help, they keep telling me my serial number is wrong. so any help here would be great thank you guys

 

[das_stig]

http://www.manualowl.com/m/Asus/Rampage-II-GENE/Manual/271232?page=62

Page 62 of manual has pin layout, bottom right hand corner, - +

 

[techgeek]

I have an Asus Cg 5290-bp009 desktop with an Rampage II Gene/CG5290/DP_MB motherboard and have recently changed to a thermaltake chaser case. the case comes with a reset switch and a pin + and pin - (for top light around power button) and i cannot find a board schematic or layout that tells me what pins are what and asus thus far cannot help, they keep telling me my serial number is wrong. so any help here would be great thank you guys

Don't worry about the polarity (+ -), it's just a switch. Essentially you have ground on one pin on the motherboard and the other is monitored, when you close the switch it connects ground to the monitored pin and resets the board. The same can be said for the power switch, they are just contacts that you close the circuit between.

The ones you have to watch polarity on are Power LED and HDD LED, get them backwards and they don't work, it won't blow the LED up, but they just won't light when they're supposed to.

 

[ALFranzIV]

hey guys i appreciate the answers they worked, but the led up top lights up then fades off then fades back on. any thoughts? i used the 2 upper left pins marked PLED + and -

 

[techgeek]

Does it continually fade off and on, or just once? If it's doing it continually, is your computer in sleep? Usually when this strobes on and off continually that indicates that your computer is asleep. When you shake your mouse it should come back on solid.

If it's only once, then try the opposite polarity from the way you have it.

 

[ALFranzIV]

it continually does it even if the comp is not in sleep mode i have my comp set to gamer power setting so it turns nothing off

 

[techgeek]

I just had a look at the product page for your case and it mentions something called "breath lighting effect", I wonder if this is what they are referring to. I can't be certain though. Normally the you only see the strobing of the power LED when the system is asleep. That or maybe there is a BIOS setting and it's your motherboard doing it.

 

[ALFranzIV]

ok never mind i derpped its supposed to pulsate but i much appreciate your guys time and effort

Thanks again
ALFranzIV

 

[techgeek]

No problem. Have fun.