Completely LOST please help

[LeperMessiah]

i got this case in the mail today

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?depa=1&Item=11-162-011

there are so many connections to connect to my motherboard...i am completely lost.

this is the MD i have and installing into this machine

http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=237&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171

heres what i cant figure out;

a 2nd hdd led 2 pin
power sw (blue/whit)

connected as one through casing:
mic in
mic bias
spkr out l/r
return l/r
ground

i got Jfp1 figured out...but theres all this

connected as one through casing:
gnd
vcc
tpa+
tpb+
tpb-
tpa-
gnd

connected as one through casing:
1-d
1 ground
1+vcc
1+d

connected as one through casing:
2 ground
2-d
2+vcc
2+d

i have no idea how to connect any of this.

[jdbnsn]

a 2nd hdd led 2 pin
power sw (blue/whit)
one of those should be for your HDD indicator light and the other for power indicator
connected as one through casing:
mic in
mic bias
spkr out l/r
return l/r
ground
these are for your front panel audio connections, I don't use mine
i got Jfp1 figured out...but theres all this




connected as one through casing:
gnd
vcc
tpa+
tpb+
tpb-
tpa-
gnd
I honestly don't know what this is




connected as one through casing:
1-d
1 ground
1+vcc
1+d

connected as one through casing:
2 ground
2-d
2+vcc
2+d
those are for your USB connections



i have no idea how to connect any of this.

There should be a page in your manual for the MB which shows which wires are which and each of the connectors will be labeled as to what they are. Beyond that, I'm not exactly sure what you are having trouble with.

[LeperMessiah]

JUSB AND JUSB 2 are for usb...obviously,

this is how they look

9oDDDD1
10DDDDD2

D=pins o=empty

so in which order will i wire them?
my mb manual givs me a pin definition but it has different things then what i have.

i will ditch the front audio connections.

gnd
vcc
tpa+
tpb+
tpb-
tpa-
gnd

may be for the front LED lights or the stupid thermal sensor..

[.Maleficus.]

Hmmm... Maybe take the front of the case off and see where are the wires lead? That one Jon didn't know might be Firewire... But I don't know. Like I said, take the front off, find where the lead to, and it'll give you a much better idea.

[slytherock]

i got this case in the mail today

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?depa=1&Item=11-162-011

there are so many connections to connect to my motherboard...i am completely lost.

this is the MD i have and installing into this machine

http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=237&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171

heres what i cant figure out;

a 2nd hdd led 2 pin
power sw (blue/whit)

connected as one through casing:
mic in
mic bias
spkr out l/r
return l/r
ground

i got Jfp1 figured out...but theres all this

connected as one through casing:
gnd
vcc
tpa+
tpb+
tpb-
tpa-
gnd
Note to Jon: :p
It's the 1394A connection (firewire)


connected as one through casing:
1-d
1 ground
1+vcc
1+d

connected as one through casing:
2 ground
2-d
2+vcc
2+d

i have no idea how to connect any of this.
If you dont have your manual with you; use google to find it ;)

[Ichbin]

Heres what I could find

http://www.bccpc.com/bccpc/support.htm# (Case)

and the manual for your Mobo
http://download1.msi.com.tw/files/downloads/mnu_exe/E7181v2.0.zip

[LeperMessiah]

i have my MB manual, and those instructions are no help.

last night i actually got the power buttons and audio in correctly, plugged it in and nothing happened...is this all i need to actually get power to my system?

i took the front panel off to get a better understanding...seems like i hooked it up right last night...and there appears to be no lose connections. im going to mess with it again later.

[jdbnsn]

Oh yeah, the one I didn't know (with the tpa/- etc) is the firewire so if you aren't going to use it you can forget those too. As for the power, yes, if you have the power button plugged in to the MB and the power supply is correctly connected to the MB (and turned on, it's embarrassing how many times I've forgotten that) you should be able to juice up the system. If it's not working, you have the plugs in the wrong place. There are other ways to test like shorting the power lead posts and such but if this is new to you I would recommend sticking with the textbook install until you get it figured out. Also, if you can give us some good close up pics of the connections and maybe someone can see what's wrong.

[LeperMessiah]

i really want to get this crap up and running tonight. i took some pics.

1. Main Overview of front panel.. labeled for what each thing is
http://i28.tinypic.com/200s3u1.jpg

2. Overview of Connections on motherboard...labeled. (the things that plugged in are from my HP)
http://i31.tinypic.com/1e82m1.jpg

3. Firewire, USB, Audio (i know where the connections go on my MB for audio)
http://i25.tinypic.com/169hoao.jpg

4. Power, Reset Switch, HDD LED (the blue/white is power switch) (i also know where these go, but i also have another HDD LED which i dont know where it goes)
http://i27.tinypic.com/qs8d9l.jpg

5. Thermal Sensors (i know where all these go and what to do with them)
http://i26.tinypic.com/w2ivlc.jpg

6. 3 Seperate shots of the front circuit board
http://i28.tinypic.com/2ed2m15.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/262shfk.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/2jbsj28.jpg

7. Shots of connectors...
pwr switch http://i26.tinypic.com/es15jm.jpg
audio http://i31.tinypic.com/2v830gz.jpg
firewire...i dont really need this http://i25.tinypic.com/2z8oh0m.jpg
front connections...power,ect http://i25.tinypic.com/2rm7dbo.jpg
usb http://i26.tinypic.com/egj0w.jpg
usb http://i30.tinypic.com/b9duhk.jpg
2nd HD LED... http://i28.tinypic.com/2vjd9py.jpg

8. Pictures of pages from my motherboard..
http://i28.tinypic.com/10shse9.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/1623b49.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/28tl7hv.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/33m8mmh.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/2rpz9ys.jpg


.i know my way around the front connections and audio...again, i dont need the firewire. do i connect the connections to the motherboard with the white writing facing left or right, top or bottom....as far as i know im doing everything right. if what i posted didnt help then i might take pictures of me hooking the stuff up to my motherboard...and maybe somebody will see something but as far as i know i connected the power correctly, tried to turn the computer on and nothing happened.