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Ath




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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:27 pm
Post subject: mobo front side connector problem in new case

I'm trying to help a friend put his computer back together, he had a hard drive fail, and the original case wouldn't start up after that. The manufacturer sent out a replacement drive, and he bought a new ATX case. The mobo is a Soyo KT600-AL, and the connector pins on said mobo are:
A B C D E F G H I J
2 |--|--|--|--|--|=|=|=|=|=|
1 |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|

2 A-B: Pwr-led
2 D-E: Reset
2 F-J: No pins but mobo says: reserved g led and g-sw
1 A-B?: RSVD HD LED
1 G-J: Speaker

The new case has a plug that resembles a standard component plug for the power lights. However, on the mobo, there is no marking for Power Switch.

I looked at the mobo before unplugging it from the old case and it had the plugs like:
[Power] [Power] [Power Switch]
[Hard Drive LED] [Reset]

But I forgot to check for blank spots, and I didn't write down the orientation of the speakers. So now, I can't get the power switch to function.

Any suggestions for pins to plug the power switch into?

Chris

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Bob Knowlden

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:22 pm
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Have you tried to download a manual from www.soyo.com?

http://dl.soyo.com/soyousa/manuals/k7/mk7vx6-v11.pdf

I don't see a KT600-AL model, but the two KT600 variants I checked used the
same pinouts on that block. They don't seem to match your description very
well.

The power switch pins are labeled (in the manual) PWRST. Reset is, well,
Reset. The reset, power switch, and HD LED pins are in one row (in that
order); the speaker and power LED are in the other.

HTH.

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"Ath" <UseLinkToEmail DeleteThis @HardwareForumz.com> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to help a friend put his computer back together, he had a
> hard drive fail, and the original case wouldn't start up after that.
> The manufacturer sent out a replacement drive, and he bought a new ATX
> case. The mobo is a Soyo KT600-AL, and the connector pins on said mobo
> are:
> A B C D E F G H I J
> 2 |--|--|--|--|--|=|=|=|=|=|
> 1 |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|
>
> 2 A-B: Pwr-led
> 2 D-E: Reset
> 2 F-J: No pins but mobo says: reserved g led and g-sw
> 1 A-B?: RSVD HD LED
> 1 G-J: Speaker
>
> The new case has a plug that resembles a standard component plug for
> the power lights. However, on the mobo, there is no marking for Power
> Switch.
>
> I looked at the mobo before unplugging it from the old case and it had
> the plugs like:
> [Power] [Power] [Power Switch]
> [Hard Drive LED] [Reset]
>
> But I forgot to check for blank spots, and I didn't write down the
> orientation of the speakers. So now, I can't get the power switch to
> function.
>
> Any suggestions for pins to plug the power switch into?
>
> Chris
>
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:36 am
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Do what I do. Use a 4 inch magnifying glass, and you
will be able to read the new pin settings. Might take a
few minutes to figure out, but you will.

johns
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Ath




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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:08 am
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Ok, I found out what was wrong, the plastic tab that spaces the mobo from the case fell out at some point and was shorting the mobo. Once the board was taken out of the case, it works fine.

Thanks for the reply!
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Ath




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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 2:08 am
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OK, so when i pulled the mobo out of the case, set it on some non metal and used a screwdriver on the connector posts, the computer started up, no hdd installed, so i just turned off the power and waited until i had the plastic tab.

Now, the computer won't fire at all, I am getting extremely frustrated, what am I missing in my frustration?
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 3:55 pm
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Ath wrote:
> "Ath" wrote:
> > Ok, I found out what was wrong, the plastic tab that spaces
> > the mobo from the case fell out at some point and was shorting
> > the mobo. Once the board was taken out of the case, it works
> > fine.
> >
> > Thanks for the reply!
>
> OK, so when i pulled the mobo out of the case, set it on some non
> metal and used a screwdriver on the connector posts, the computer
> started up, no hdd installed, so i just turned off the power and
> waited until i had the plastic tab.
>
> Now, the computer won’t fire at all, I am getting extremely
> frustrated, what am I missing in my frustration?

Proper installation in the first place? The manual should tell you
exactly where to place the metal standoffs. Try that.

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Ath




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(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 3:59 pm
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That's part of the entire problem, the owner of the computer does not have the manual...

Whatever caused the old case and hard drive to mess up may have caused some damage to the mobo, so I will just have to concede that I'm either missing something simple on it, or there is damage to the mobo. Either way, I don't have anything else to try.

Thanks for the replies all...
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 8:55 am
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But you said it worked out of the case???
Can't be the motherboard then.
You're not using oversize washers (metal) or something are you?
Pop it in the case & hook up exactly as you did outside. Does it do the
same?


"johns" <johns123xxx RemoveThis @xxxmoscow.com> wrote in message
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> Do what I do. Use a 4 inch magnifying glass, and you
> will be able to read the new pin settings. Might take a
> few minutes to figure out, but you will.
>
> johns
>
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Ath




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(Msg. 9) Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:08 am
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I did it exactly the same outside the case as I did inside. Now the mobo won't fire up in or out of the case. I have another mobo to test in the case.

I had the mobo sitting on a non-metallic surface to prevent grounding/shorting of the board...
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