s2696 question

hi,

I'm trying to connect the j7 front panel header but I can't tell on the
motherboard which side is pin 1 or which is pin 30

If it says it on the motherboard it must be microscopic because I can't see
it

thanks

Hank wrote:
> hi,
>
> I'm trying to connect the j7 front panel header but I can't tell on the
> motherboard which side is pin 1 or which is pin 30
>
> If it says it on the motherboard it must be microscopic because I can't see
> it
>
> thanks
>

Maybe you cannot see it in the paper manual, but if you download the PDF
version, J7 has a small square printed on pin 1. The diagram uses triangles
to mark some pin 1's and J7 has a square on it.

The pin 1 side is:

- next to the main power connector
- furthest from the edge of the PCB.


+----------------------+ x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
| 24 pin main power | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
+----------------------+ ^
|
|
Pin 1

Verify with the manual to be sure.

Hint: The word "key" means "missing pin". Check the "missing pin"
pattern and compare to the J7 pinout in the manual. That should
make it much more obvious.

HTH,
Paul