The wires leading from the front or top of the computer case to the motherboard

1. What is usually found on a connector to indicate which pin is pin 1?
2. What items on the front of the case do the front panel headers typically support?
3. When reassembling a computer which component should be installed in the case first?
4. What keeps the motherboard from touching the case?
5. How are connector pins numbered?
6. Which PIN is PIN 1?
7. What do you call the wires that connect to the front panel?
8. What do front panel connectors connect to?
9. What are the 4 main components of a computer?
10. Is the motherboard supposed to touch the case?
11. What is computer case computer?
12. What connector controls the power light?

What is usually found on a connector to indicate which pin is pin 1?

The ribbon cable has a stripe, usually red, to tell you where Pin 1 is on its connectors. It's finding Pin 1 on the device and on the motherboard that's the real headache.

What items on the front of the case do the front panel headers typically support?

The front panel header is where the connectors of hard disk drive activity lights, case speaker, reset button, power on/off button, computer power on light, and key lock, are connected to make them function smoothly.

When reassembling a computer which component should be installed in the case first?

Before installing the motherboard into the case, you should almost always take care of two other tasks first: installing the motherboard's custom I/O shield, and mounting the CPU and cooler. You can't put the I/O shield in place once the motherboard is mounted, so install it before locking down the mobo.

What keeps the motherboard from touching the case?

The motherboard sits on elevated screw holes or spacers to keep it from touching the case. A system always needs the 4-pin auxiliary power connector, and sometimes needs the P1 connector as well.

How are connector pins numbered?

Pin numbering

Typically for headers attached to ribbon cables, the pins are numbered so they go linearly across the cable. Because of the way the connector attaches to the cable, this means in a two-row header, pins in one row have odd numbers and pins in the other row have even numbers.

Which PIN is PIN 1?

Pin 1 is on the lower left hand side. If you look very closely, you'll see that there is one additional polarity marking feature, in that this chip also has a very slightly beveled front edge.

What do you call the wires that connect to the front panel?

They're called wires. Really, they're just copper wires. Having said that, you may have more luck if you search on system panel cables/wires or motherboard cables/wires.

What do front panel connectors connect to?

The Front Panel Connectors, also known as the Front Panel Header or FPanel, is a block of connectors on a motherboard that control the power on, power reset, beep code speaker and the LED light indicators on your PC case/chassis. All motherboards have front panel connectors that a PC case connects to.

What are the 4 main components of a computer?

There are four main computer hardware components that this blog post will cover: input devices, processing devices, output devices and memory (storage) devices. Collectively, these hardware components make up the computer system.

Is the motherboard supposed to touch the case?

Splendid. the motherboard touching anything metal won't be an issue before it has power going to it.

What is computer case computer?

A. The cabinet that contains the computer's power supply, motherboard, memory, disk drives and other peripheral control units.

What connector controls the power light?

Types of system panel cables

PLED (Power LED) - The LED power light, which indicates when the computer is on, off, or in Standby. PWRSW (Power SW) - Controls the power button that allows you to turn on and off the computer.