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  • My Re-Build

    From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jun 17 14:47:19 2025
    Re-Build went surprisingly easily.

    Several factors:

    Advice here to connect cables before fitting motherboard.

    New Seasonic PSU is "fully modular", new to me, the last one I bought had
    the two main power cables fixed, with the new one I connected the cables
    and got on with things while the PSU was still in its box.

    A "Q-Connector", made for the ASUS 170 boards but hopefully available for others. Ironically, like USB connectors, you have to make several attempts
    to get the plug the right way round, currently the power switch is fine
    but no power or LED light so I'll turn it round at next power off.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D6W55RBW

    Booted first time, one of the feet on the case is broken so I need to
    order some rubber door stops which make excellent replacements (that may
    be a tip from in here as well).

    Good confidence builder for me, thanks for the help :-)

    --
    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
    Are you confused about gender?
    Try milking a bull, you'll learn real quick.

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  • From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to Gaines on Wed Jun 18 08:01:24 2025
    On 17/06/2025 in message <xn0p75q098jcllc01l@news.individual.net> Jeff
    Gaines wrote:

    A "Q-Connector", made for the ASUS 170 boards but hopefully available for >others. Ironically, like USB connectors, you have to make several attempts
    to get the plug the right way round, currently the power switch is fine
    but no power or LED light so I'll turn it round at next power off.

    Unfortunately the fact this worked was a coincidence, it' not actually compatible with the Z170-K, don't blame the manufacturer, I have 4 x
    pin-out diagrams, all different :-(

    --
    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
    You know it's cold outside when you go outside and it's cold.

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  • From Peter Johnson@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 19 14:41:11 2025
    On 18 Jun 2025 08:01:24 GMT, "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com>
    wrote:

    On 17/06/2025 in message <xn0p75q098jcllc01l@news.individual.net> Jeff
    Gaines wrote:

    A "Q-Connector", made for the ASUS 170 boards but hopefully available for >>others. Ironically, like USB connectors, you have to make several attempts >>to get the plug the right way round, currently the power switch is fine
    but no power or LED light so I'll turn it round at next power off.

    Unfortunately the fact this worked was a coincidence, it' not actually >compatible with the Z170-K, don't blame the manufacturer, I have 4 x
    pin-out diagrams, all different :-(

    The Q Connector supplied with the several Asus boards that I have used
    over the years have had a blind hole at one end, so they connect in
    one orientation only.
    Have you tried reversing the extension connector yet? Does it make a difference?

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  • From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to Peter Johnson on Thu Jun 19 13:45:29 2025
    On 19/06/2025 in message <ok485k5rt5ssnlsrt5ao3ijgikvs8kgs7g@4ax.com>
    Peter Johnson wrote:

    On 18 Jun 2025 08:01:24 GMT, "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com>
    wrote:

    On 17/06/2025 in message <xn0p75q098jcllc01l@news.individual.net> Jeff >>Gaines wrote:

    A "Q-Connector", made for the ASUS 170 boards but hopefully available for >>>others. Ironically, like USB connectors, you have to make several >>>attempts
    to get the plug the right way round, currently the power switch is fine >>>but no power or LED light so I'll turn it round at next power off.

    Unfortunately the fact this worked was a coincidence, it' not actually >>compatible with the Z170-K, don't blame the manufacturer, I have 4 x >>pin-out diagrams, all different :-(

    The Q Connector supplied with the several Asus boards that I have used
    over the years have had a blind hole at one end, so they connect in
    one orientation only.
    Have you tried reversing the extension connector yet? Does it make a >difference?

    I tried it both ways, one way it turned the PC on, the other way it
    didn't, it didn't power the PC power LED nor the HDD LED in either
    direction.

    It was collected this morning (by my pretty blonde postie) and I've
    ordered one from eBay with a slightly different design.

    --
    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
    If Björn & Benny had been called Syd and Dave then ABBA would have been
    called ASDA.

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