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AUDIO CABLE TO MOBO FOR 540 STUDIO FOR MSI9600GTM01G
SPIDF INTERNAL CABLE
I need the exact pins and cable colors to plug up my SPDIF internal audio for my video card. I could not find a mobo diagram for the 540 studio anywhere.
Thanks all,
fireberd
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August 1st, 2009 07:00
This comes up occasionally and based on other posts there is no internal motherboard S/PDIF connector. The Dell manual states there is one EXTERNAL S/PDIF connection and it is on the rear I/O panel.
If you bought a Video card that requires that connection in order to have HDMI video, it's best to just buy an HD video card that has it's own internal audio, such as the ATI Radeon HD4850 (what I have). This type of card does not rely on the PC's audio system.
ETPETP
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August 1st, 2009 15:00
There are 5 SDIF pins on the mobo but are not labeled as to which one does what.
fireberd
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August 1st, 2009 17:00
There is nothing in the available Dell documentation (at least what is available to us users) that details anything about that.
ETPETP
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August 2nd, 2009 03:00
So does anyone have an idea what the intell MOBO number is so I can go cruz at Intel?
fireberd
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August 2nd, 2009 04:00
The Dell motherboards are Dell custom boards, not "retail" boards. Many are made by Foxconn for Dell and some of the newer ones were made by ASUS for Dell. They may have an Intel chipset on them but not made by Intel (I have a Retail Intel motherboard and it appears to have been made for Intel by Foxconn too).
rdunnill
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August 3rd, 2009 10:00
Usually there are three or four. If the 540 is anything like the Vostro, the connection is three-pin. It might be like this one. Or not. Use at your own risk!
RobinBredin
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August 3rd, 2009 15:00
Hi, Numbers 14 and 34 HERE.
System Board Components
1
processor socket (CPU)
2
processor fan connector (CPU_FAN)
3
password jumper (CLEAR_PW)
4
CMOS jumper (CLEAR_CMOS)
5
memory module connector
(DIMM_1)
6
memory module connector (DIMM_3)
7
memory module connector (DIMM_2)
8
memory module connector (DIMM_4)
9
main power connector
(ATX POWER)
10
serial ATA drive connector (SATA0)
11
serial ATA drive connector (SATA1)
12
serial ATA drive connector (SATA5)
13
serial ATA drive connector (SATA4)
14
S/PDIF out connector (SPDIF_OUT1)
15
front panel connector (F_PANEL)
16
front USB connector (F_USB5)
17
Media Card Reader USB connector (F_USB4)
18
front USB connector (F_USB3)
19
front I/O USB connector (F_USB2)
20
FlexDock USB connector (F_USB1)
21
front 1394 connector (F_1394)
22
battery socket
23
front audio connector (F_AUDIO)
24
PCI connector (PCI 1)
25
PCI Express x1 connector (PCIE_X1_2)
26
PCI Express x1 connector (PCIE_X1_1)
27
PCI Express x16 connector
(PCIE X16)
28
audio connectors (AUDIO)
29
HDMI connector (HDMI)
30
2 USB connectors and 1 LAN connector
31
chassis fan connector (SYS_FAN1)
32
2 USB connectors and
1 IEEE 1394 connector
33
video connector (VGA)
34
S/PDIF connector (SPDIF_OUT2)
35
power for processor (ATX_CPU)
rdunnill
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August 3rd, 2009 19:00
There's a picture of a five-pin pinout in this thread.
Use at your own risk. If it is correct, you would use pins 3 and 5.
ETPETP
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August 8th, 2009 04:00
You da man! I will do this on a rainy day and I feel brave.