ThinkCentre E93 Front Panel Connector Help

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I have the motherboard that comes with the ThinkCentre E93 Desktop and I have since upgraded my computer case to something bigger and better looking. I managed to get everything connected besides the front panel connectors which are very important. The ThinkCentre motherboard is a bit weird in its layout and the ThinkCentre case had a single connector that connects into this pin-out however, my new case has single connectors instead of a single 13 pin + 1 blank connector. My case has a connector which consists of a total of 9 pins.

It would've been simple if the board had a marking indicating what each pin-out is for and which is positive and negative but unfortunately there isn't any of that. At the moment I can't seem to find any information at all with regard to how I should connect this.


I would like to get opinions with regards to which pin goes where.
This is the full specs of the desktop and motherboard

It is basically 7 pins on the top and 6 pins + 1 blank on the bottom row.

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| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
|-------------------------------------
| 8 9 10 11 12 13 X |
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Solution
It's not sideways.
1-3-5-7-9-11-13
2-4-6-8-10-12-X

1 Black Disk activiry led ground
2 Yellow Disk activiry led ground
3 Not connected
4 Not connected
5 Not connected
6 Black Power led ground
7 Not connected
8 Yellow Power led signal
9 Not connected
10 Yellow Power switch signal
11 Not connected
12 Black Power switch ground
13 Not connected
14 Locked (no pin)

Verify the colors and pins match up, but according to Lenovo, this should be the FCP pinouts. If this is correct then you can find single pin covers on ebay that are labeled as needed.
It's not sideways.
1-3-5-7-9-11-13
2-4-6-8-10-12-X

1 Black Disk activiry led ground
2 Yellow Disk activiry led ground
3 Not connected
4 Not connected
5 Not connected
6 Black Power led ground
7 Not connected
8 Yellow Power led signal
9 Not connected
10 Yellow Power switch signal
11 Not connected
12 Black Power switch ground
13 Not connected
14 Locked (no pin)

Verify the colors and pins match up, but according to Lenovo, this should be the FCP pinouts. If this is correct then you can find single pin covers on ebay that are labeled as needed.
 
Solution

I managed to get it working after some trial and error.