Help I'm stupid

[ablahanky]

Accidentally stripped the motherboard standoffs from two of the cases I own and now I'm stuck putting my pc in an old micron pc client pro case I have and for the life of me I can't get the power button to work in sure it's something simple but my brain is completely turned off at this point from frustration lol also I probably fucked something else up too but one thing at a time am I right? Lol 

[Eastman51]

2 minutes ago, ablahanky said:

Accidentally stripped the motherboard standoffs from two of the cases I own and now I'm stuck putting my pc in an old micron pc client pro case I have and for the life of me I can't get the power button to work in sure it's something simple but my brain is completely turned off at this point from frustration lol also I probably fucked something else up too but one thing at a time am I right? Lol 

The case power connectors should be labeled, and the motherboard should also have labeling on it to indicate which ones go where.

[ablahanky]

4 minutes ago, Eastman51 said:

The case power connectors should be labeled, and the motherboard should also have labeling on it to indicate which ones go where.

Nothing is labeled bc Intel and micron pc hate me lol

[Canada EH]

buy standoffs from ebay and profit

[ablahanky]

Just now, Canada EH said:

buy standoffs from ebay and profit

I don't have any money and frankly I hate standoffs now and don't want to deal with them every again lol

[knightslugger]

{nvmd this is pointless.}

[Canada EH]

2 minutes ago, ablahanky said:

I don't have any money and frankly I hate standoffs now and don't want to deal with them every again lol

What will you do because you need stand offs, otherwise the motherboard will get damaged and maybe even short out.

[ablahanky]

2 minutes ago, knightslugger said:

{nvmd this is pointless.}

I said I wanted to get the power button on the new case working quit being a jackass

[ablahanky]

2 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

What will you do because you need stand offs, otherwise the motherboard will get damaged and maybe even short out.

I'm using a new case 

[ablahanky]

I feel like ppl aren't understanding so I'll word it differently I'm using a new case the old case is the one I stripped the standoffs from the new one is fine I'm just trying to get the power button to work

[EnergyEclipse]

8 minutes ago, ablahanky said:

I'm using a new case 

Motherboard standoffs are inexpensive for a small bag of them off of eBay or Amazon, such as these: 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Motherboard-Brass-Standoff-Hexagonal-Spacer/dp/B00MJUA2BQ/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1540943442&sr=8-8&keywords=Motherboard+standoffs

 

Whilst you wait for them to ship, this video demonstrates how to install risers and the motherboard:

 

I hope this helps!

-I'mEnergyEclipse

 

 

 

 

 

[knightslugger]

2 minutes ago, ablahanky said:

I said I wanted to get the power button on the new case working quit being a jackass

On my Asus, power is top row, left to right, pins 3 & 4.

 

 

[EnergyEclipse]

4 minutes ago, ablahanky said:

I feel like ppl aren't understanding so I'll word it differently I'm using a new case the old case is the one I stripped the standoffs from the new one is fine I'm just trying to get the power button to work

Apologies for my previous reply, I only just noticed you post this reply ^

 

Could you provide the motherboard's model number? (If you aren't sure, a picture of the motherboard should do if you have one)

[ablahanky]

2 minutes ago, EnergyEclipse said:

Motherboard standoffs are inexpensive for a small bag of them off of eBay or Amazon, such as these: 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Motherboard-Brass-Standoff-Hexagonal-Spacer/dp/B00MJUA2BQ/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1540943442&sr=8-8&keywords=Motherboard+standoffs

 

Whilst you wait for them to ship, this video demonstrates how to install risers and the motherboard:

 

I hope this helps!

-I'mEnergyEclipse

Thank you the case I'm using right now has standoffs and I've identified which pins on the motherboard are for power it posts when I bridge it manually but when I try plugging in the power button in different configurations the most I get is the standby light coming on however the button won't work still 

[ablahanky]

5 minutes ago, EnergyEclipse said:

Apologies for my previous reply, I only just noticed you post this reply ^

 

Could you provide the motherboard's model number? (If you aren't sure, a picture of the motherboard should do if you have one)

I don't have the model number since Intel decided not to label the motherboard for whatever reason lol but I do have this diagram

[ablahanky]

If I knew what each individual pin and wire was for I could just splice the plug from the original case since it was designed for this motherboard and fits perfectly I know it sounds like a bad idea but the current plug has a hole blocked preventing me from trying every possible configuration simply due to placement

[EnergyEclipse]

6 minutes ago, ablahanky said:

I don't have the model number since Intel decided not to label the motherboard for whatever reason lol but I do have this diagram

Thank you for providing that

According to that diagram, your computer is a Lenovo H50-50. If I am not mistaken that diagram and the other images leads me to believe your motherboard looks something like this:

I did a lot of digging and found this: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkCentre-A-E-M-S-Series/ThinkCentre-front-panel-connector-power-audio-amp-USB-pinout/td-p/190651 Although its a bit tricky to understand. There is also this you can have a look at: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Desktop-Towers/H330-CIH61C-motherboard-front-panel-connections/m-p/2231376

 

I hope this helps and good luck

[ablahanky]

1 minute ago, EnergyEclipse said:

Thank you for providing that

According to that diagram, your computer is a Lenovo H50-50. If I am not mistaken that diagram and the other images leads me to believe your motherboard looks something like this:

I did a lot of digging and found this: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkCentre-A-E-M-S-Series/ThinkCentre-front-panel-connector-power-audio-amp-USB-pinout/td-p/190651 Although its a bit tricky to understand. There is also this you can have a look at: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Desktop-Towers/H330-CIH61C-motherboard-front-panel-connections/m-p/2231376

 

I hope this helps and good luck

Wow that was quick that's exactly what I need thank you so much! 

[4thelawlz]

It looks like the case you are using was meant for a specific motherboard, most cases would split up the connectors for power, reset HDD activity LED and Power LED.  You will probably have to remove the connector from the case wiring and re configure it.

 

 

This is an GENERAL example for an Intel motherboard however it is not necessarily the same.

 

 

This is what is standard with most new cases

 

[ablahanky]

17 minutes ago, EnergyEclipse said:

Thank you for providing that

According to that diagram, your computer is a Lenovo H50-50. If I am not mistaken that diagram and the other images leads me to believe your motherboard looks something like this:

I did a lot of digging and found this: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkCentre-A-E-M-S-Series/ThinkCentre-front-panel-connector-power-audio-amp-USB-pinout/td-p/190651 Although its a bit tricky to understand. There is also this you can have a look at: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Desktop-Towers/H330-CIH61C-motherboard-front-panel-connections/m-p/2231376

 

I hope this helps and good luck

Wow okay so it turns out the problem was that the power connector on this case is so old that they wired it in series so the led had to be plugged in for the button to work so the physical way it's plugged in now is literally upside down and backwards and hanging over the edge so it's only on half the pins it had to be done this way bc one side of the plug had three wires and the other had four and I needed the side with 4 bc I needed the led signal and ground as well as power signal and ground so I had to completely reverse the direction the plug was facing I thought I was stupid but actually this problem just had a ridiculous solution lol