Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
To adapt the connectors in your chassis to those on your motherboard, in some cases you
need to change the connector ends by removing the terminals and reinserting them into
different positions. For example, I had a chassis that used a 3-pin power LED connection,
whereas the motherboard had only a 2-pin connection. I had to remove one of the termin-
als, reinsert it into the middle position on the 3-pin connector, and then plug the connect-
or into the motherboard so that two pins were mated and the third empty position was
hangingofftheendoftheconnector.Fortunately,theterminals areeasytoremovemerely
by lifting a latch on the side of the connector and then sliding the terminal and wire back
out. When the terminal is inserted, the latch automatically grabs the terminal and locks it
into position.
Most motherboards include USB connectors (also called USB headers), which are de-
signed to be connected to front-mounted or rear bracket USB connectors in the chassis.
The standard uses a single 10-pin keyed connector to provide two USB connections. The
