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

ccaskey

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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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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