Where do my Motherboard Case Connectors go on the 'f_panel' pins?

tomworthington2004.tw

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By saying 'Motherboard Case Connectors' I mean the HDD LED cable, the reset switch cable, the power switch cable etc.

Here is picture of 'f_panel' pins.
https://imgur.com/a/fc9sQ[/img]
 


They'll frequently silkscreen a pin-out legend in a clear spot in another area of the motherboad if the area where the connector is located should be really crowded. Look carefully all over... it might be inside a white silkscreened box.
 
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Bk | Re | Wh | Gn | Bk | |
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Bk | Bw | Bl | Yl | Bk |XXXX|
+----+----+----+----+----+----+

+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |XXXX|
+----+----+----+----+----+----+

1 Black Ground
2 Black Ground
3 Red USB1 Power
4 Brown USB2 Power
5 White USB1 Data -
6 Blue USB2 Data -
7 Green USB1 Data +
8 Yellow USB2 Data +
9 Black Ground
10 Black Ground
11 Not connected
12 Locked (no pin)

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkCentre-A-E-M-S-Series/ThinkCentre-front-panel-connector-power-audio-and-USB-pinouts/td-p/190651
 

USAFRet

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Question from tomworthington2004.tw : "I still don't know where my 'f_panel' power connectors go"



 

COLGeek

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Did the original Lenovo case have a reset button? I ask because not all OEM systems (Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc) have them. A reset button is not essential to the system operating properly.

With the previous provided info, were you able to figured out any of the pins? If so, draw a diagram of the pins you figured out and take a picture of the layout for us to look at. We can make some educated guesses where the reset pins might go.

However, from the diagram above and looking at some system pictures, a reset button may not be supported.
 

USAFRet

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Here's the whole motherboard:
97xxPdz.jpg


This looks to be a proprietary Lenovo board?
Notice the lack of a standard 24 pin block for the PSU.

What are you connecting this board to?
What case and PSU?
 

tomworthington2004.tw

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This is the solution:

+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Bk | | | | | | |
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Yl | | Bk | Gn | Yl | Bk |xxxx|
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+

+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |xxxx|
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+

Description

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)

My old case didn't have a reset switch, so there is not one in this diagram. My new one does, so I'll just have to leave it and have no reset switch. Everything else is on here though.