Where would you put a second power switch onto the motherboard?

[ccaskey]

My front panel has 2 sets of wires for what I'm guessing is 2 separate power switches. I cant find anywhere to put the second plug on my motherboard

Thanks, Chris

 

[JackNaylorPE]

One post per topic please

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2481612/put-power-switch-motherboard.html

One goes to the on/off switch, the other goes to the reset switch.

 

[InvalidError]

A typical PC front panel should have four headers with two pins each:
1- power switch
2- reset switch
3- power/ACPI LED
4- HDD LED

I'm guessing you are getting confused by the power and reset switches.

 

[ccaskey]

Sorry about the double post, I didn't realise I had.

I'm not confusing the reset and power switch, I'm changing my computer case, and in the new case, there is 1 reset switch and 2 power switches

 

[herrwizo]

Yes, PWR_SW (power switch) and PWR_LED (front panel power LED indicator). They are not both for power, just the first one is.

 

[ccaskey]

So the front panel has the following wires:

Power LED
HDD LED
Reset SW
Power SW x2

I've built computers before, and have never come across anything that has 2 power switch connectors

I only noticed that there were 2 after plugging everything onto the motherboard

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Not having any knowledge of the subject case, this is difficult to answer but twp scenarios I could imagine are :

A server case with multiple PSU's
An auxillary output for an accessory such as a monitor / printer

This subject should be covered in the Owner's manual

 

[herrwizo]

In any case, you cannot do anything wrong if you connect just one and leave the other unconnected. If it doesnt work, connect the other one.

 

[ccaskey]

The computer is being converted into a media pc, the case I'm using is a novatech vision.

But yeah, I'll probably just use the main power button and leave the other unplugged

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Well as a media center for home theater, the logic would be to turn on the accessory components ... doesn't the manual address this ?