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How to know when is + or - while connecting case cables

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June 25, 2014 12:46:40 AM

How to know when is + or - while connecting power sw. power led hdd led etc. to mobo.

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a c 124 V Motherboard
June 25, 2014 12:51:34 AM

Hi IvanMuse007
consult your manual or download manual pdf from your motherboard manufacturers website and look at how to connect your front panel connectors
if they are not labled + or - , generally + is the red wire - the black wire
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June 25, 2014 1:06:08 AM

But i have white and purple on power sw., +p led orange, -p led green, hdd led red and white and blue and white on reset sw.
In manual it says + and -, but hdd led has two wires so it can be connected in two different ways
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a c 124 V Motherboard
June 25, 2014 1:07:19 AM

what is your board ?
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a b V Motherboard
June 25, 2014 1:09:18 AM

The arrow is always positive
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a b V Motherboard
June 25, 2014 1:18:39 AM

Look for a black arrow on the back of it. Look at the picture that I posted, where the black arrow is on the connector is always the positive
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a c 124 V Motherboard
June 25, 2014 1:20:44 AM

Download your manual here
http://au.msi.com/support/mb/H67MSE23_B3.html#down-manu...
go to page 2-14 there you will find your front panel connector
your cables are labled , with the hdd led the red wire is +
the rest will be marked on your mobo beside the connector , if not refer to the manual
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June 25, 2014 1:21:02 AM

lfkfkfkffs said:
Look for a black arrow on the back of it. Look at the picture that I posted, where the black arrow is on the connector is always the positive


But I dont see that black arrow.
Look at the image I posted
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June 25, 2014 1:22:02 AM

lfkfkfkffs said:
Look for a black arrow on the back of it. Look at the picture that I posted, where the black arrow is on the connector is always the positive



Ooh didt know that arrow trick good to know :) 
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a b V Motherboard
June 25, 2014 1:24:43 AM

They won't be in the front where the white labels are, they are bumped up on the back of the connector. Take a flashlight and look at the back of the connector
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a b V Motherboard
June 25, 2014 1:28:32 AM

IvanMuse007 said:
But i have white and purple on power sw., +p led orange, -p led green, hdd led red and white and blue and white on reset sw.
In manual it says + and -, but hdd led has two wires so it can be connected in two different ways


The common color is negative (usually white, sometimes yellow).
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June 25, 2014 1:31:46 AM

I know that arrows are on the back so everything should be positive
Sorry but i dont know much about this
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June 25, 2014 1:43:19 AM

Im so sorry i didnt saw that black arrow at all im so stupid sorry and thanks
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a b V Motherboard
June 25, 2014 2:17:27 AM

it is okay, I know people that have built computers for years that don't even know about it
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