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comp geek
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Mon, 08 August 2005 06:37
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guys i need a comp geek...
my power supply died in my old case so i got a newish case off a mate and it has front usb etc... and trippy lights.. ne way i noe where they go on the mother board but i dont noe in what order... i dont have the mother board book and i dont have a case paper saying wat it all is...
im in need
help...
if u guys cant help ill have to take it to some arab/azn/compgeek and get it fixed for $$$$
help please
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: comp geek
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Mon, 08 August 2005 06:38
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Look for the manuals online.
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melbourne
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February 2005
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Re: comp geek
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Mon, 08 August 2005 06:46
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yeah will do... gota find out or remember the name of the mother board so i can search for it... but hoping most mother boards are the same pin out setup for it. and someone can post a pic of what they have
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Location:
Melbourne
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December 2004
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Re: comp geek
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Mon, 08 August 2005 10:33
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It would also help if you have got the model/ make of the mother board
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Location:
Perth, WA
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December 2004
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Re: comp geek
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Mon, 08 August 2005 10:34
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you talking about the two motherboard plugs?
show me a pic.
Eldar.O.
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: comp geek
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Mon, 08 August 2005 10:54
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Ok,
So you'll have a number of wires in the case to hookup...
The bare minimum... coloured wire is the positive one, this only matters for the LED's.
Power Switch (PWR, usually Green/Black)
Power LED (PLED, usually green/white)
Reset Switch (RST, usually black/white)
HDD LED (HDD, usually orange/white)
Extras
2 sets of Front USB Port wire sets... Power(VCC, Red), Negative (-, White), Positive (+, Green), Ground (GND, Black)
Firewire (8-10 wires, need a manual)
Front Audio (minimum 7 wires)
If you have a fairly recent PC, then chances are that the normal case wires are all in one cluster. That cluster is
Power LED - Power Switch
HDD LED - Reset Switch
Take a closeup of your mobo and your case connectors and I can give u an answer straight away, alternatively gimme your mobo model number.
If you really get stuck, gimme a PM and i can do it for you in seconds, if you are close by.
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Location:
melbourne
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February 2005
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Re: comp geek
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Mon, 08 August 2005 12:30
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well hope the links work!
lol
meh hope this helps for u all in the helping state!
hate it when u get things off mates at mates rates n they dont keep ne thing... manuals 
ill get there at some point
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Location:
sydney,nsw.oz.
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July 2002
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Re: comp geek
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Mon, 08 August 2005 22:42
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| h3ff44 wrote on Mon, 08 August 2005 16:46 |
gota find out or remember the name of the mother board so i can search for it...
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The model number + manufacturer is normally printed onto the PCB.
You just gotta look for it 
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Location:
Hobart, Tasmania
Registered:
June 2005
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Re: comp geek
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Tue, 09 August 2005 00:03
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if it's an msi mobo, try placing the plugs vertically instead of horizontally if they don't work. i followed the exact instructions that came with my mates mobo to help him get the lights/front usb/audio working, but it was completely wrong in the manual.
so like...instead of;
==.
try..
||||.
(base pattern is ::::. with each dot being a pin, lines are the separate plugs)
sorry the equals didn't really work the way i wanted 
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Location:
Hobart, Tasmania
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June 2005
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Re: comp geek
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Tue, 09 August 2005 00:06
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just to get you going, the cables 'M/B SW' and 'RESET' should be back to back, just try as many combos as possible, it won't do any harm 
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: comp geek
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Tue, 09 August 2005 01:54
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on boot up, the VERY first screen should tell you what motherboard you've got and what revision it is (keep resetting till you get all the info). Then go ask google (or the manufactorer)
usually most motherboards have it written under the pins
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Sutho/Hills NSW
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: comp geek
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Tue, 09 August 2005 03:30
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that motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-8TX, you will see it written between PCI sluts 2 and 3
you will find info on it here http://www.gigabyte.com.tw
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: comp geek
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Tue, 09 August 2005 03:57
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mmm PCI slUts. you know THEY put out 
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Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: comp geek
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Tue, 09 August 2005 04:00
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| SupraPete wrote on Tue, 09 August 2005 13:57 |
mmm PCI slUts. you know THEY put out
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baahahahahahahaha  
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February 2005
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Re: comp geek
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Tue, 09 August 2005 06:07
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| EvilJack wrote on Tue, 09 August 2005 13:30 |
that motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-8TX, you will see it written between PCI sluts 2 and 3
you will find info on it here http://www.gigabyte.com.tw
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ha wow u managed to find out cheers
now for the searching parts yay
gota luv them sluts
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melbourne
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February 2005
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Re: comp geek
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Tue, 09 August 2005 06:59
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well dont wana sound like a complete dik for brains but i can seem to find ne manuals... i guess im not looking hard enough or im just stupid
i tend to go with just stupid but some may big to differ lol 
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: comp geek
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Tue, 09 August 2005 07:44
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| h3ff44 wrote on Tue, 09 August 2005 16:59 |
well dont wana sound like a complete dik for brains but i can seem to find ne manuals... i guess im not looking hard enough or im just stupid
i tend to go with just stupid but some may big to differ lol
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maybe try using whole words for searches
ne = any
noe = know
wat = what...
heh heh, now you are a forums junkie, it's time to speel korrektly
sorry, it's just been bugging me reading posts of late 
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Location:
melbourne
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February 2005
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Re: comp geek
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Tue, 09 August 2005 08:54
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cheers mate
yeah, i'll have to get into the habit of typing normally.
i'm not use to it because of the whole text messages also msn chat. everyone uses slang.
well thanks for helping me i hope i can get it working.
cheers
-jeff
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: comp geek
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Tue, 09 August 2005 09:06
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it's all good
good luck!
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Location:
melbourne
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February 2005
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Re: comp geek
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Tue, 09 August 2005 09:49
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i have a problem not sure on the wire names and the pin out names.
i have: (on the front usb connection)
gnd
gnd
2+d
2+d
2-d
2-d
vcc
vcc
and on the manual it has :
5v-sb (pin 1)
gnd (pin 2)
usb d2- (pin 3)
nc (pin 4)
usb d2+ (pin 5)
usb d3+ (pin 6)
nc (pin 7)
usb D3- (pin 
gnd (pin 9)
5v-sb (pin 10)
im unsure of the match ups.
so yeah
sorry guys im such a newb when it comes to pc internals... im normaly all rite...
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Location:
melbourne
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February 2005
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Re: comp geek
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Tue, 09 August 2005 10:18
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no need to help guys figured it out...
cheers thanks for the help
hopefully will not need to get this help again
thanks alot
till next time
-jeff
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Location:
melbourne
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February 2005
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Re: comp geek
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Tue, 09 August 2005 12:32
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haha it wasnt so long ago that i posted thanks for helping but im in need of help again... i mean i got it all together but i think i may of muffed up on the thick data cord things... going from hdd,cd and the floppy drive. i know theres primary which would be the one with the red base on the mother board. and im guess the hdd's would primary. then the cd and the floppy.
because every time i turn the thing on it says something about putting in a boot disk... im like wtf?
so yes HELP is needed with an unabled computer geek.
im just a want a be. i use to be up to times when the pentium 2's were all the rage.
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: comp geek
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Fri, 12 August 2005 02:06
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Your Hard Disk Drive should be on PRIMARY IDE, sometimes called IDE 0, or IDE 1 (if there is an IDE 2).
Your CD/DVD should be on SECONDARY IDE, sometimes called IDE 1 (if there's an IDE 0) or IDE 2.
Your Floppy will be on FDD...
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I Supported Toymods
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Lwr Templestowe, Melbourne
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August 2004
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Re: comp geek
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Fri, 12 August 2005 02:12
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| inertia wrote on Fri, 12 August 2005 12:06 |
Your Hard Disk Drive should be on PRIMARY IDE, sometimes called IDE 0, or IDE 1 (if there is an IDE 2).
Your CD/DVD should be on SECONDARY IDE, sometimes called IDE 1 (if there's an IDE 0) or IDE 2.
Your Floppy will be on FDD...
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Hehe comp geek
Is it trying to read your floopy when it says 'insert boot disk'?
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: comp geek
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Fri, 12 August 2005 03:26
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You need to go into BIOS (press delete on the first page) and fix all the settings.
Change stuff like processor speed and multiplier to match the CPU chip you put in.
You'll also need to make it detect the HDDs and CD rom etc. then go in and set your boot priority to be CD first, HDD seccond (other HDD 3rd).
It shouldn't matter what order or what lines the HDDs and CDROMS are plugged in, they need to be detected and moved around inside of windows anyway (getting them on the right cords at the start does help though).
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Arthurs Creek, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: comp geek
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Fri, 12 August 2005 03:56
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Peh, sorry, no help here, what do I know about computers...
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February 2005
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Re: comp geek
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Fri, 12 August 2005 05:00
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| SupraPete wrote on Fri, 12 August 2005 13:26 |
You need to go into BIOS (press delete on the first page) and fix all the settings.
Change stuff like processor speed and multiplier to match the CPU chip you put in.
You'll also need to make it detect the HDDs and CD rom etc. then go in and set your boot priority to be CD first, HDD seccond (other HDD 3rd).
It shouldn't matter what order or what lines the HDDs and CDROMS are plugged in, they need to be detected and moved around inside of windows anyway (getting them on the right cords at the start does help though).
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chip set allready set.... may help with te order of the hhd etc... may try that. also i figured out it might be because this motherboard has never had front usb so im might need to enable it... ill have to flick through the manual again
cheers
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