Where do I connect the motherboard speaker - Gigabyte B150M-DS3H

[Big Swifty]

There´s no mention in the motherboard documentation. From what I´ve read online this little speaker is so that you can be able to listen to post codes, but I haven´t been able to find any other info online. The speaker came with the Cooler Master N200 case I´m using.

The speaker has a 4 pin (female) connection. There´s a connector on the MB that says COM that is next to the Front panel audio connector and the audio capicitors. The connector has 2 rows, one with 5 pins, the other with 4. The connector on the speaker will fit into either, with the obvious difference being that one of the 5 pins would still be exposed.

There are no other options on the MB where this little speaker would fit. This is my first build. Having previously owned MacBooks I have no knowledge about any of this. I´m guessing I could just plug it in and see if it works, but thought I´d ask first, feeling a bit nervouse about shorting something out or blowing something up by putting it in the wrong connector.

 

[reedo_43]

Does the manual say anything about it?

 

[bootcher]

See page 16 of your motherboard's manual to see where to connect the internal speaker:
http://download.gigabyte.ru/manual/mb_manual_ga-b150m-ds3h(ddr3)_e.pdf

 

[Big Swifty]

That link to the manual was dead, but I found it someplace else. Apparently what was included in my box isn´t the full manual but only two pages of very basic information. What I found in the full manual suggests that this is my solution. Guessing the speaker was included with the case because there isn´t a speaker on the front panel. Here´s what I found in the full manual:

• SPEAK (Speaker):
Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel. The system reports
system startup status by issuing a beep code. One single short beep
will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup

 

[bootcher]

Yes, i see the link now, sorry about that. Press the 'BB' button to get the full link, or search for it on google, it will take you to the manufacturer's page and from there you can download the manual.