Area 51 ALX restoration

(+)pwr_led(-)  pwr_sw  X
red         org    tan   blk

blk           tan  X   X   X
(+)hdd_led(-)  reset

my new camera *** on close-ups, let me know if this panned out

9.16.15 photo edit

AfterMarket Mthrbrd like Asus using a 10x10 Layout

use a 10x10 Dupont Connector like above

or 2pin Dupont Connectors like below

use them with your Q-Connector Adaptor like above

use a needle to lift the plastic lock-tang & back your pin(out) if you have to rewire your front panel

last resort? reuse your 5x5 connect (above) & buy another 5x5 usb-type connect (below)

two 5x5's will rest in the Asus 10x10 header just fine (two 5x5's = one 10x10)

So the power button is orange and black?

Thanks for your helpful post :)

You're a star, thank you :)

I'm not so fussed about the power LED as it's just the white one around the power button but yay, I'll be able to complete this now :)

I'll post up some photos when I'm done :)

blak tan ... my desk lamp lightbulb burned out, I couldn't see, mistook tan for orange in the photo, sorry. you have a pair of tan/blk, only one red/org, jeepers kreepers

I also have an orange and yellow wire. Not sure what they are for tbh. I wish I'd have kept the little list I wrote out a couple of years back. Any way, as promised here are some pics.

I bought a set of braided extensions (Gelid) back in 2012 and the 24 pin was wired up incorrectly. This ended up with the PSU connector becoming burnt and, inevitably made the PSU itself fail.

So I found these pics on this forum.

Then I bought a 24 pin extension and bridged the wires from that for the 10 pin.

And connected it up to my Corsair RM 750 and used the paper clip trick to get the rig powered on.

And everything sprang to life ! so now I am working away on tidying up the inside. Here is the 120mm PCI fan duct modded to take a H55 which is connected to a GTX Titan Black.

Since taking that pic I have fitted some plastic trunking to hide the wires that run up for the front, roof motor etc. I've also began making an intake duct for the front.

And here is the roof assembly. H55 again (I have a 60w 8 core Ivybridge Xeon) and an exhaust fan, both are Noiseblockers :)

post a photo here of the unidentified wires in qwestion & where they appear to emanate from, is your front panel connexion now 'restored', & thumb's up to your modding skillz

(+)pwr_led(-)  pwr_sw  X

    red         org    tan   blk  X

blk           tan   X   X   X

(+)hdd_led(-)  reset X

the 'missing tan wire' in the bottom row photos is shown below (black then tan & three empty)