ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition Motherboard in an Alienware Area 51 case

use this post for reference: Area 51 ALX Restoration (it will describe the front panel). Once you've ID'd your wires, some people go this route, transferring new connectors onto the wires/pins:

example: mthrbrd connex

For Asus, if it uses a spaced 10 x10 front panel header, I have a section in my post here describing the front panel, listed under:

• rewiring your front panel (front i/o) connector for new mthrbrd
• The ALX-Files: Success Area 51 R1 Asus + Haswell 4770k
• if you want a black 10x10 connector, friend me up, I'll sell you one

The last idea is to snag another 5x5 usb-type connector & wire your front panel up using the 5x5 you have now & a spare, then sit them side-by-side (to make a 10x10).

MSI boards however use a simple 5x5,like stock. Asus tends to use 10x10'S, like their Q-connect. Note that your pci-e shroud may not shut all the way when using the q-connect. I hope this will suffice.

to put it simply, your front panel wiring right now is set up for an MSI board, it will not be suitable for your Asus, the wires have to come out of your 5x5 connector, & you game plan from there. Lift the plastic locking tab up with a needle to back a pin out of a 5x5:

Hello AWfan =)

I own the same motherboard and the same case .

I connected all my front panel wires with this little black connectors.

And all this black connectors goes with the R4BE adpater on the motherboard =) 

My wires from the Alienware case are different. There's an 8 wire harness for POWER LED (2 wires - black and green); RESET SW (2 wires - white and black); HDD LED (2 wires - red and black) and SPEAKER (2 wires - red and black in a 4 pin connector) .

And a separate 2 wire POWER SW (black and green);

I got the case off of ebay and not even sure what Area 51 type it is.

Thanks for the help so far.

Can u post a photo of the cable end pls?

Sure but how do i post pictures?

clik rich text

in new screen, clik media, photos have a 500Kb size limit

Browse the bottom of this thread ... My Project: The Area-51 AlienMaster

You might have to post into that thread, ask your question there, since he might have the same case & basic wiring as you. The gist if it is, your old motherboard has micro-text & so does your new motherboard (it may have a manual too). You 1st identify the wire types / colors / assignments relative to your old board, then, if need be, rewire your front panel connector(s) so they match up with new board, got it? Buy any new connectors you might need, or, if your old front panel connector(s) will work (or any spares that may work in your spare parts bin) then back the pins out & plug them in to their new positions. Sound about right?

Use of the Asus q-connector is optional, but for now, if you have a pwr switch inside its own 2pin connector, you find the microtext on new mthrbrd (or q-connect) which says pwr sw, plug it in.

If you have an 8-wire harness, it sounds like you might back your pins out & push them into a new little set of assorted 1p/2p connex like Klengen is using. You have to be mindful that an LED light is polarized, it has a (+) & a (-) lead, so when you say: 'POWER LED (2 wires - black and green); ... it is possible the black lead is (-) but you will know that once you read the micro-text off of your old mthrbrd. If the black lead is (-) then it must be coupled to the (-) lead on the new board dedicated for pwr led duty

I don't have the old mobo. This was just a case purchase from ebay.

Here are my connectors:

Heyy , what are u using to cool ur cpu?

Connect the fan connector on the motherboard CPU_FAN and do u use an ssd? If yes connect the sata cable on an 6gb/s connector

A Cooler Master V8 GTS.

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