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eyebrows
10-25-2003, 06:35 PM
A couple of years ago I bought a "put it together yourself kit" from Tiger. The motherboard has finally given up the ghost. Finding an exact replacement of a Procomp BVK1M mobo is next to impossible. The problem I am having is that the on/off/reset/HDD LED/etc is all wired to one plug that attaches to the mobo. None of the wires or mobo are marked and tracing the little circuit board for the on/off/reset switch/lights on the computer case is trying for my old eyes. Is there a replacement "switches/lights" adapter that I can buy to wire a "normal" mobo into that case? Or would it have to be "customized" by wiring in indivdual circuits for each light and switch? The easiest way out, I am sure, is to just junk the case and start fresh, but I thought I would get an opinion before doing that. Thanks for any input.

DaveLeclerc
10-25-2003, 11:30 PM
Personaly, I would strip it and salvage the usable parts. Junk the case and maybe the mobo too.
The best I can sumize from your description, you would need to cut all the wires from the big block and crimp on new individual connectors. Or you could crimp on the typical style grouped connectors. HDD LED=+5v and -5v, etc...

Thats a big mess though.

BipolarBill
10-26-2003, 02:53 AM
Perhaps these images will help you:

http://www.usbman.com/Guides/01.jpg
http://www.usbman.com/Guides/02.jpg

gjimene2
10-26-2003, 05:08 AM
Yep, that's your best bet.

eyebrows
10-26-2003, 12:07 PM
Thanks for the input. Will scrap for parts.