Question Need help identifying cables.

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RenTheReaper

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These cables are from a Raidmax P805 case I just bought which features a RGB LED in the front. These cables seem to directly stick from the LED area and I was curious in knowing what they were or what function they had to be sure I correctly connected them to my new motherboard.
 

Paperdoc

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Use the mobo A_RGB_LED1 header at top front. Plug into that the wider ARGB connector. Its layout often is called a (4-1) connector because it has space for 4 holes, but one is blocked off. For that design there is only ONE way to plug in, so no confusion. Do NOT try to use the 4-pin RGB_LED header (key no. 26) on the bottom edge.
 

RenTheReaper

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Use the mobo A_RGB_LED1 header at top front. Plug into that the wider ARGB connector. Its layout often is called a (4-1) connector because it has space for 4 holes, but one is blocked off. For that design there is only ONE way to plug in, so no confusion. Do NOT try to use the 4-pin RGB_LED header (key no. 26) on the bottom edge.
Very well, I shall do that and go ahead and test it!
 

RenTheReaper

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That PSU has three ports on it labelled "SATA", and the specs say it comes with two cables to plug into those - one has 4 SATA power output connectors, the other has three. You got thuis figured out, I think.

Yes, when I said a cable with "two different versions of ARGB mobo headers, and you use ....", I was referring to that cable in your photos with two connectors on it - one with three evenly-spaced holes and labels "VGD" (for some Gigabyte mobos), and the other with what looks like 4 holes but hole #3 blocked off, used by more mobo makers.
It works!!! Thank you very heavily a thousand times for your time and help!!!!!!
View: https://imgur.com/a/hc2jqzq

I shall proceed to install the other case fans and close it up, hahaha.