I need help with my front panel connectors

[austin199]

I am not sure how to read the words on the motherboard for the main panel connectors. I have three connectors that need to be connected but i am not sure about their orientation or location. I would post a picture to better show what i mean but i am not able to on here. I have to plug in a reset switch, power switch, and HDD LED. The motherboard panel header does have word on it regarding these connections but i am not sure exactly how they plug in. Is there any way that someone can help me? I could email pictures or something if that could help at all. Thanks in advance.

 

[alexoiu]

Upload the pictures on imgur and then post the link here. What board using?

 

[austin199]

Upload the pictures on imgur and then post the link here. What board using?

The board is out of an ASUS Prebuilt system, the model of the system is M32AD, the motheboard is an H81M-E. Its is a very budget, bare minimum board.

https://imgur.com/a/lwruS


If i need to take better pictures just let me know.

 

[austin199]

https://imgur.com/a/RyQLV

this is the best picture that i have of the motherboard pins and the little directions underneath.

 

[Paul NZ]

Doesnt matter which way the power and reset wires go on the header.

The LED has to go on the right way, so the hdd led lights up. If it doesnt, swap the wires around

The hdd LED wires maybe red and something. The red goes to hdd +

 

[alexoiu]

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1150/H81M-A/E8599_H81M-Series.pdf?_ga=2.176019813.639477217.1515610860-30258836.1515610860
page 1-19
So,
Power SW to PWR and GND
Reset SW to HWRST# and Ground
HDD LED to HDD LED + and -
For switches, polarity does not matter.
For LED it does. Connect the wires, and, if LED not working, reverse polarity.

 

[austin199]

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1150/H81M-A/E8599_H81M-Series.pdf?_ga=2.176019813.639477217.1515610860-30258836.1515610860
page 1-19
So,
Power SW to PWR and GND
Reset SW to HWRST# and Ground
HDD LED to HDD LED + and -
For switches, polarity does not matter.
For LED it does. Connect the wires, and, if LED not working, reverse polarity.

https://imgur.com/a/8hwcn

this is what i did, does it look correct? i know you cant see much i just dont want to short something. i plugged the HDD LED on the bottom left two, then i skipped a pin and plugged in the reset switch. On the top row there are 4 pins so i plugged the power switch into the right two pins. so i have two unused pins on the top left, and one unused pin on the bottom row, between the HDD LED and the Reset switch.

I know thats a lot but does that sound correct?

 

[alexoiu]

"i plugged the HDD LED on the bottom left two, then i skipped a pin and plugged in the reset switch"
Nope. Don't skip the pin. Connect the reset switch immediately after.

 

[austin199]

update, i changed the bottom two, now the far pin on the right is unused and the HDD LED is n the left, and to the right side of the HDD LED is the Reset switch. Does that seem correct?

 

[alexoiu]

Yes.

 

[austin199]

thank you so much, that manual is such a great resource to have now. Thanks a lot alexoiu. First start up here we go!

 

[alexoiu]

You're welcome. Fingers crossed.