I am coming to the end of building my first computer, but i am really stuck on connecting the case wires to the motherboard panel. I have an Asus P5Q pro motherboard installed. I have connected the Restart, LED power, HDD power cables to it, but there are 4 pin's left (one for voltage, 2 for ground and one for speaker). However i have like 10 cables left and have no idea which ones to connect to which. The list of cables i have left are labelled as follows: 1) + D 1) ground 1) -D 1) +5v 2) + D 2) ground 2) -D 2) +5v Mic in Ground Speaker Right Speaker Left Mic Bias Return R Return L. If anyone could tell me where to connect these cables on the motherboard i specified above it would be a great help. Thanks
1) and 2) are for front USB ports, they will be marked as such. They should theoretically be in a brick of four pins, not separate, which will make it easier to install them. The others are for HD audio, this should all be explained in the motherboard manual.
Thanks for designating which cables are what (makes it much easier), but ive consulted the manual for the motherboard and the connections for each of those ports are completely baffling to me and dont correspond to the labels of the cable at all. The ports for the HD audio slot on the motherboard are: Port 1L Port 1R Port 2R Sense_SenD Port 1L Sense2_Retur Sense1_Retur Pressense Ground. And as for the USB ports on the motherboard, i think i know where the different cables go, but im just wondering on which slot (there are 3 different ones) if it even matters and if i can put 2 lots in on the same port (since there are 2 lots on any one port): Usb1112: USB+5v USB_P11- USB_P11+ GND NC GND USB_P12+ USB_P12- USB+5V USB910 USB+5v USB_P9- USB_P9+ GND NC GND USB_P10+ USB_P10- USB+5V USB78 USB+5v USB_P7- USB_P7+ GND NC GND USB_P8+ USB_P8- USB+5V Could you can confirm and clarify which ones go where or if i even have the right slots on the motherboard. Thanks
Thanks. I got the USB's sorted, but the audio still has me baffled. I know im a noob at this, but i dont care to be honest. If you could help me out on where and how to connect the audio cables of mine to my motherboard.
Lifted from the P5Q Pro Manual: http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/3572/p5qproaudiolr9.jpg Mic in - Port1R Ground - GND Speaker Right - Port2R Speaker Left - Port2L Mic Bias - Port1L Return R - Port2R Return L - Port2L The speaker connection goes in the speaker part of the front panel connectors (power switch etc, in the brick of four the same colour)
Thanks for replying. I have plugged in the cables to the slots as you specified, but I dont seem to have a speaker connection. The only ones i have are Speaker R and L, and you said they go in the audio port on the back of the motherboard
Thanks Sammy, after a quick rewiring with my audio connectors (got one the wrong way around) the sound works.
No problem, glad I could help. I never usually bother with all this, I find having an external sound card far easier!