Front panel connectors

[BrandtP]

Do any of the front panel connectors (e.g. LED indicators, power switch etc)need to be oriented a certain way to work?

Thanks in advance. This is my first build so be gentle.

Brandt

 

[fishmahn]

Switch, no. LED's maybe. Its safest to orient them properly anyways, based on the mobo manual.

If an LED doesn't appear to work, turn the connector around.

Mike.

 

[Crashman]

Light Emitting Diodes, like any diode, have extremely high resistance to current flow in one direction and much lower resistance in the other direction: they only light up when they're connected in the correct polarity.

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[endyen]

The speaker is also polarity sensitive.