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hi,

I'm new to building computers from scratch. I just bought all the parts (I though) I needed and received them the other day.

I have:

• Motherboard: PC CHIPS P53G motherboard
• Processor: Intel Celeron 1.8 GHz
• RAM: 2x 512 MB
• CD Drive: IDE DVD/CD ROM drive
• HDD: SATA 80GB HDD
• Case: Case w/ 500w PSU

I'm puting all this stuff together and I realise that the case has all these little wires coming from the front. theres one for the 2 USB ports on the front, one for the audio ports, and several really tiny 2pin wires for the LEDs and Powerbutton. I found pretty easily where the USB and audio cables go, but the power button wire and LEDs had a little issue I can't figure out. first of all, the case wants me to plug in a HDD LED, reset sw, power led, and a power sw. second, the motherboard manual says to plug all this in "panel1" - panel 1 has 4x pins on the top and 5x pin on the bottom. is  looks like this

•       l -  -  -  -    l     
•       l -  -  -  -  - l

its labeled starting from upper left 

• FP PWR/SLP +
• FP PWR/SLP -
• POWER SW P +
• POWER SW N -
• key (the upper right blank space)
• HD LED + (lower left to right now)
• HD LED -
• RESET SW N -
• RESET SW P +
• RSVD DNU

so, I put the HDD LED in where it syas to, same with the power sw, and reset sw. theres nothing FP PWR/SLP pins. the power led cable is confusing me, it has two diffrent endings to it, it ends up as a 3pin but where a white and green wirego into a 3pin but 2 black wires come out where the white and green wires went in. sorry if im confusing. but anyway, where do these plug in? it doesnt seem like theres a place for it to plug in.

well, while none of the power buttons are working, when I plug it in, all the fans ( 3 total, 1 case fan, 1 PSU fan, and one processor fan) turn on. and the hdd light is always on even though I didnt install it yet. and remember, I just pluged it in, I didnt press any buttons on the front of the case or anything. 

 Lastly, there were some power select jumpers on the motherboard. USBPWR_F2 and USBPWR_R1 both have a function for VCC (pin 1 + 2) and 5VSB (pin 2 + 3). when they are both on the 2 + 3 pin setting, the fans work, but nothing else.

so, what should I do? I tried to call support on newegg.com, but it seems like they dont handel this kind of thing so they sent me here. any help would be appreciated.

thanks! 

They should be labeled on the motherboard well enough that you can read it and plug them onto the proper pins, but if not try pluggin them in in different spots till you get the power and atleast the reset button to work. In my experience which involves over 100 computers no harm can come from plugging them into the wrong spots.

Also if the power led light is confusing you, you dont have to hook it up. It wont hurt anything, but my best advice is to connect the pins according to how the motherboard labeling reads. And once you get all the other pins connected then take a look at connecting the power led if you feel the need.... Also

 

if the pins looks like this    iiiiiiiii

                                       iiiiiiiii            a connector should only go accros the is in a line like  ---------- never vertically if you know what I mean..

well, the place where the motherboard and manual say for the power sw and reset sw dont work... at all.

any other suggestions?

Wait, are you doing this with it plugged into the wall!?!?!?!?

yeah...

every time i just plug it in, all the fans come on. ones on the PSU, ones is on the case and even the one hooked up to the motherboard works which is supprising.

so seemingly it turns itself on without any pressing of power or reset buttons, but when I hook it up to a monitor, it dosent seem to be sending out a signal.

If its turning off without booting and the fans come on, then sound like you didnt connect the 4 or 8 pin connector on the mobo. Check to make sure that is connceted, it should be near the cpu, and will be completely seperate of the 24 pin connection.

well, it was plugged in.

I did test it though, if it isnt plugged in, the fans come on and snothing seems to happen. When it is plugged in, same thing.

this is bad, isnt it? :(

It almost sounds like there is LED wires pluged onto switch pins.