front panel wires

adams · #1 24th Dec 02, 12:03 AM

building a new computer and have two wires labeled m/b switch (green and black wires). what is that supposed to be?

also the case has two front panel usb ports. Each port has one red(+5v), one black(ground), one white(-D), and one green (+D). now the motherboard has 10 pins for usb1 and 10 pins for usb2. the instructions that came with the case say to to connect the red cable ot pin 1 and the black cable to the rest of the pins. (note: they are just one connector to each wire).

below is how the motherboard says to hook up the front usb ports:

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pin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; signal name &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; function
1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; vreg_fp_usbwr0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; front panel usb power
2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; vreg_fp_usbwr0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; front panel usb power
3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; usb_fp_p0- &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; usb port 0 negative signal
4 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; usb_fp_p1- &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; usb port 1 negative signal
5 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; usb_fp_p0+ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;usb port 0 postive signal
6 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; usb_fp_p1+ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;usb port 1 postive signal
7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; gnd &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ground
8 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; gnd &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;ground
9 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; key &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;no pin
10 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; usb_fp_oc0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; overcurrent signal

my question is can i take the usb port1 red wire and hook it up to pin1 on usb1 and the black wire and hook it up to pin 7 on usb1 and do the same thing on usb port2 on the usb2 panel?

hope all this made sense. just don't want to have to buy a new motherboard cause i short something out. thanks in advance.

Shiromagius · #2 24th Dec 02, 07:09 AM

I had a similiar thought when I first got my new mobo. I had two usb ports on the front of the case and didnt know how to connect them. The 10 pin part on your mobo can actually (and is designed) to hold TWO usb ports. So 8 of the 10 pins are used. Take one port, connect the respective pins to pins 1, 3, 5, 7 and the other port to pins 2, 4, 6, 8.

You should be fine if you do that.

adams · #3 24th Dec 02, 04:39 PM

ok thanks. that makes me feel alot better.

edit: anyone know about this one: has two wires labeled m/b switch (green and black wires). what is that supposed to be?

Big POPPA Pump · #4 24th Dec 02, 07:08 PM

Can you post some picture or something like that of the wires. If not can you specify where the wire is connected to?

adams · #5 24th Dec 02, 11:54 PM

ok i think those wires were going to the power switch. i plugged it in and the computer came on and so far everything works. thanks again everyone for your help.