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Motherboard front panel pins
Alright heres my dilemna:
Recently i upgraded all my computer parts to a new motherboard, new case, new cooling, new RAM, more HDs. So as a consequence of this, ive got a perfectly good Dell mobo sittin around, and its got Intel i875 chipset, which isnt too shabby. Anyways I want to turn all my surplus components into a budget box/server box, and i have one last problem left:
I want to put the old motherboard into a non-Dell case.
The front panel connector for the Dell Dimension 8300 mobo. Dell seems to use some proprietary connector to connect the motherboard to the mini greenboard on the front panel that controls power on/off, restart, power on LED, 2x USB, stereo out. If i can merely find out what each pin on the connector controls, i can attach the front connector for a new case pin by pin in a similiar way to how youd connect a 3rd party mobo to a case (you look to see what each pin is specified as).
Anyways i looked through the Dimension 8300 specs and could find any info to help me. Does anyone know i can figure out what pins do what, or where i can find documentation?
Recently i upgraded all my computer parts to a new motherboard, new case, new cooling, new RAM, more HDs. So as a consequence of this, ive got a perfectly good Dell mobo sittin around, and its got Intel i875 chipset, which isnt too shabby. Anyways I want to turn all my surplus components into a budget box/server box, and i have one last problem left:
I want to put the old motherboard into a non-Dell case.
The front panel connector for the Dell Dimension 8300 mobo. Dell seems to use some proprietary connector to connect the motherboard to the mini greenboard on the front panel that controls power on/off, restart, power on LED, 2x USB, stereo out. If i can merely find out what each pin on the connector controls, i can attach the front connector for a new case pin by pin in a similiar way to how youd connect a 3rd party mobo to a case (you look to see what each pin is specified as).
Anyways i looked through the Dimension 8300 specs and could find any info to help me. Does anyone know i can figure out what pins do what, or where i can find documentation?
jswartz1
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January 22nd, 2005 12:00
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d850gb/sb/cs-013238.htm#8
The ground wire is usually black, better yet just go with you new case instructions as the wires are labeled on my Antec case :)
Tycho_Atreides
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January 22nd, 2005 12:00
Tycho_Atreides
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January 22nd, 2005 13:00
jswartz1
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January 22nd, 2005 13:00
and it is not clear enough to see. Looks like you have a 10 pin front panel & 10 pin USB connected. It is not safe to experiement connecting your USB unless you know what each pin is.
Maybe you can id your MB connection at this intel site, will take a bit of trial & error looking. Look under MB on the left side as this link shows USB 10 pin connection.
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-009048.htm
Message Edited by jswartz1 on 01-22-2005 09:37 AM
jswartz1
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January 22nd, 2005 13:00
Message Edited by jswartz1 on 01-22-2005 09:18 AM
Tycho_Atreides
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January 23rd, 2005 01:00
deesmygal
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January 23rd, 2005 01:00
rtrgoo
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June 8th, 2014 18:00
You seem to know what I need. I just printed the manual for the D850GB mb. Unlike DELL INTEL marked the 16 pin J9D2 front switch panel. There are TWO pins used for HDD LED. RESET LED, PWR SWITCH, RESET SWITCH. Clearly marked. There are 3 or 4 pins for a small connector on the board called CMR? I think. I would think this would not be needed for typical operation. The question is, does this board use a front panel switch BOARD(assembly) like its DELL counterpart,? Or can I use 2 2wire momentary switches and 2 2 wire leds connected to the appropriate pins on J9D1? Unlike DELL the missing pin is in a different position, Therefore if there was a switch board it would have the matching connector. I also do not know what vendors or what models of desktops used this board as INTEL made it, NOT proprietary. This is the closest INTEL mobo that is basically the same as the DELL 4H665 from the OPTIPLEX GX400. Same chipset, memory, ect. Only difference is the cpu fan attaches to the heat sink and the connector is different. Any info advice specfic to this mobo is welcome. [ADMIN NOTE: Email ID removed per TOU policy]. Feel free to re post this elseware.
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