This ancient mobo I found..

[zyntaxable]

So I found this ancient Dell motherboard, socket 775 with a Pentium 4 in it! I dug around for some parts, and I managed to find a cooler which I ziptied to the motherboard. (Didn't have the right mounting hardware so yeah, this is good enough) I also found 4gb ddr2 and a hd 5770. So I connected everything... and then I realised, how am I going to turn the damn thing on without a case?! So I looked around on the motherboard to see where to connect a power button, so I could turn it on manually. Didn't find anything. Guess that's because it's so god damn old. I did find this connector which says front panel so I guess I have to ground something there... but which ones?! Does anyone know which pins I should ground to switch on the system? 

 

 

Thanks in advance!

 

zyntax

[Levent]

if you are feeling adventurous just test each pin with the one on top of it, if not try to provide us the model of the motherboard.

[NumLock21]

It's uses a proprietary ribbon cable, which connect to a pcb switch, similar to those found on laptops.

Looks something like this

[zyntaxable]

It's uses a proprietary ribbon cable, which connect to a pcb switch, similar to those found on laptops.

Ah those cables.. Unfortunately I don't have one of those, nether a pcb switch...

 

 

if you are feeling adventurous just test each pin with the one on top of it, if not try to provide us the model of the motherboard.

I don't think the only thing remotely like a model number will be of any use but here it is:

 

P/N: 3116736100010_R01_A00

Then there is this directtly under a barcode:

CN-0YC523-70821-5B1H0HP

And this under a different barcode:

REV A00

[zyntaxable]

It's uses a proprietary ribbon cable, which connect to a pcb switch, similar to those found on laptops.

Looks something like this

Would you know where to purchase such things?

[Levent]

Ah those cables.. Unfortunately I don't have one of those, nether a pcb switch...

 

 

I don't think the only thing remotely like a model number will be of any use but here it is:

 

P/N: 3116736100010_R01_A00

Then there is this directtly under a barcode:

CN-0YC523-70821-5B1H0HP

And this under a different barcode:

REV A00

actually pretty simple that code starts with CN is the part code first part between two "-" is your motherboard code and this is the board itself

[Knaj]

It's uses a proprietary ribbon cable, which connect to a pcb switch, similar to those found on laptops.

Looks something like this

 

 

A 10 year old dell of mine has this connector.

 

Also, 1 gb ddr ram.

[Mikjul]

Wish i had an old ass PC, would to play older games on one with a 200hz CRT

[zyntaxable]

actually pretty simple that code starts with CN is the part code first part between two "-" is your motherboard code and this is the board itself

Ah that's awesome! Would you perhaps know any case that it would fit in?

[NumLock21]

Would you know where to purchase such things?

You can't just randomly buy one because they're difference for each model. Found this diagram

https://community.newegg.com/archive_2007-2013/product_support/f/109025/p/130990/885535.aspx#885535

http://web.archive.org/web/20070624154658/http://lnmdesign.com/400sc/front_pnl.html#FNT_PNL

 

[Me1z]

"Ancient"

My first computer that actually belonged to me was a Dell Dimension E310 with a Pentium 4 in it. Have they really reached the point of being ancient already?  When I think ancient I think of the original Pentium. It's way too soon for me to be considered old. You darn whippersnappers are spoiled by your multicored processors, back in my day we had one core and if it didn't set our dialup modem on fire then we were grateful.

[zyntaxable]

"Ancient"

My first computer that actually belonged to me was a Dell Dimension E310 with a Pentium 4 in it. Have they really reached the point of being ancient already?  When I think ancient I think of the original Pentium. It's way too soon for me to be considered old. You darn whippersnappers are spoiled by your multicored processors, back in my day we had one core and if it didn't set our dialup modem on fire then we were grateful.

Hue. I think the mobo and cpu belonged to the first pc I used, when I was like 5 or so. So for me, it's quite ancient

[ApolloX75]

"Ancient"

My first computer that actually belonged to me was a Dell Dimension E310 with a Pentium 4 in it. Have they really reached the point of being ancient already? When I think ancient I think of the original Pentium. It's way too soon for me to be considered old. You darn whippersnappers are spoiled by your multicored processors, back in my day we had one core and if it didn't set our dialup modem on fire then we were grateful.

Yeah! You young uns and your damn multi graphics setups and your plug and play OS. Back in my day I had to type fifteen different command lines to reach Toybox in DOS so I could play Red Baron for hours on end!

"Ancient" 775 motherboard. Lol.