I have to do that all the time, ( re set the pins on the LED) very easy, needle works OK. fp
At 01:51 PM 7/20/2010, Steve Tomporowski Poked the stick with: >These things are standard even when you don't get what you expect ;-). >Are you sure that that is the HD LED cable? Usually 3 positions is reserved >for the Power/Suspend/Sleep indicator. But anyways, if you pull hard on the >wires you will pull out the wires as the pins latch into the connector. You >should see a window on the side of the connector and be able to see the pins >through them. That is where a part of the connector will pop into the window >and lock the pin. You need to look close at that window and see what part of >the pin is holding it, press that part back with a pin or pig-sticker >(dissection needle) and pull at the same time. It's a bit awkward because >these types of pins usually have a specific tool for pin removal. > >Steve > >On 7/20/2010 3:40 PM, GPL wrote: >>I have a tower with a HD LED cable that has a 3 prong plug. Actually >>its two prongs but the middle hole does not have a wire connected to >>it. The motherboard has 2 pins for the HD LED wire. >> >>The 3 hole plug obviously does not fit into the two pins on the >>motherboard, so this machine has no HD LED which is not the end of the >>world but I would like it to work. >> >>I tried pulling the wires out to try and see if I can just pop them >>into the middle hole of the 3 hole plug but either its not meant to >>pop out, I'm doing something wrong, or I'm afraid to pull too hard and >>break the wire. >> >>Has anyone a solution as to how I can get the HD LED wire to connect >>to this MB? IS there maybe an adapater Should I be able to move the >>wires around? >> >>I thought this stuff was all standard. >> >> > > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >database 5297 (20100721) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > >http://www.eset.com > > -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.
