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my molex cables are full black, no yellow and black so im really confused

 

Oh haha black cables, here this should help:

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Hello LTT
I just bought a few led strips from ebay 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2X-Car-24cm-9-44-Red-24-LED-Bulb-Flexible-Lights-Strip-New-/390996011632?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5b092daa70&vxp=mtr&autorefresh=true and I want to place them into my NZXT h440

however these led strips are 12V. How do I connect them to my motherboard or Power Supply so that they will light up when my computer is on, and off when my computer is off. 

thank you!

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4 minutes left doe. you didnt buy it yet!

 

*thinks about being evil and bidding*

 

*relizes no money in paypal account*

 

*dosent bid*

 

*cries*

 

EDIT: Thoes light strips dont look like ones made for PCs...

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connect it to a molex black and yellow I think

hmm?

so just the negative to the negative and the positive to the positive?

are you sure that molex are 12v though?

 

4 minutes left doe. you didnt buy it yet!

 

*thinks about being evil and bidding*

 

*relizes no money in paypal account*

 

*dosent bid*

 

*cries*

 

EDIT: Thoes light strips dont look like ones made for PCs...

lol funny

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hmm?

so just the negative to the negative and the positive to the positive?

are you sure that molex are 12v though?

 

lol funny

yup. you could also use a 6/8 pin connector

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Hello LTT

I just bought a few led strips from ebay 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2X-Car-24cm-9-44-Red-24-LED-Bulb-Flexible-Lights-Strip-New-/390996011632?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5b092daa70&vxp=mtr&autorefresh=true and I want to place them into my NZXT h440

however these led strips are 12V. How do I connect them to my motherboard or Power Supply so that they will light up when my computer is on, and off when my computer is off. 

thank you!

 

As thekeemo said you want to connect it to the moles, yellow and black wires, you can do this by crimping on a molex connector so they are removable.

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yup. you could also use a 6/8 pin connector

 

how would i know which pins are positive or negative?

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As thekeemo said you want to connect it to the moles, yellow and black wires, you can do this by crimping on a molex connector so they are removable.

my molex cables are full black, no yellow and black so im really confused

- LuckyDuckstr

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Oh haha black cables, here this should help:

350x700px-LL-2cc179fb_psplug.gif

thank you. you're an angel

but one question

are the middle ones basically negative?

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so would this be it too?

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