"ken" <va_gentleman_2004.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I have an Antec 1600 case that has three identical HDD LED wires from
> the front panel.
Are these singles or pairs? Do they have one two-way connector or
two single pole connectors on each?
> I have tried to hook up each one and then run a
> directory list in DOS to hit the hard drive.
Make sure smartdrv.exe isn't running.
> (Windows not yet
> installed). The mobo is an Epox 8KHA+ that appears to have on J3 a
> five pin conn then space then a two pin IDE conn and a two pin Turbo
> conn followed by a space and then two pin Power conn. There is NO
> space between the IDE and Turbo pins. I cannot get any of the LEDs to
> light up the front light. Any ideas?
Try reversing the connector. In respect of the Power LED, it needs to
connect to J2 on the left-hand pin, (1) and the middle one (3) on the
right-hand strip of five. The Turbo pins have no purpose (legacy).
HTH
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