Connecting case power button to motherboard.

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MorroN

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Hi, this is a bit of a silly question I know but im having a lot of trouble with it. I just bought an EVGA 650i ultra. My pc is currently BTX so i had to put in an old case. Everything went fine untill i came to plugging in the power button on the case to the motherboard. I have found where to plug it in but, there are the following connectors to put into it:
Power Sw (2pin)
Reset Sw (2 pin)
Hdd LED (2 pin)
Power LED (3 pin)

There are nine pins on the motherboard arranged like this:

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I believe that on most other cases all of these connectors are joined into one so that there may only be one order they can go in but mine are all individual and i cant find the correct sequence. Any suggestions?
Also I have a E4300 in there which i intend to overclock but currently, as my old pc was BTX, I am CPU coolerless so will it all blow up? I plan on roughly sitcking the old BTX heatsink and fan on there if i can but it will not attatch properly.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
 
You need to find a schematic of the motherboard. Do you have the manual? Did you check the manufacturer's website? I wouldn't plug anything in until you figure it out exactly. You could damage a wire if you reverse the polarity or even cause a fire- it happened to me, I wasn't paying attention lol.
 
Hi,

If you have the manual for the motherboard, it should show you which pins belong to which connector. Also, I think most motherboards have it stamped on the board itself next to the pins as to what needs to go where,and the cables should have stamped at the end on their connectors what each is for as well. But if you can find the manual, I would check in that first :)
 
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