Building Computer- Help with Switches and LED's

[spencern]

Hello,
I'm building a computer for the first time and I've run into a problem with the switches and LED's that are build into the case and the connections on the motherboard.

I have an ECS P4 Mainboard and an ATX Case. I've got the motherboard in the case and started to connect the different wires from the front of the case with the power reset switches and hdd and cpu lights.

Coming from the front panel I've got a wire with: Power Sw, Power LED, HDD LED. Power switch and HDD LED both have only 2 "holes" in the connector. The Power LED though has 3 "holes."

In the motherboard manual it shows the diagram with the different connectors for these wires. It has 10 pins all together for HDD RESET, NC, SPD-LED, POWER ON/OFF, and an empty one. It doesn't show where to plug in the Power LED though. And because the power led plug has 3 spaces on it, it doesn't seem that it will work with the motherboard.

So, does anyone know where I should plug in the Power LED connector? Could it have something to do with the N/C connector listed in the manual?

Thanks for any help anyone has,
Spencer

 

[MA5]

You obviously cannot connect the Power LED to the mobo.
The only thing that will not happen is the green Power On light will not show that your PC being on. Big deal.

 

[spencern]

Yeah, you're right, I don't need a green light, just thought it was weird that it wouldn't connect anywhere to the motherboard.

Thanks,
Spencer

 

[mainegeek]

You can slide the wires out of the power lead plug from the case with a pin and put them on the +/- header for the power lead on the mobo.