Re: A7N8X V2 Deluxe MB and Atec P160 Case Front Panel Connection
- From: "Bryan" <bryan.prestbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 17:24:59 -0000
Thanks Paul I will have a look at the card you mentioned.
Regards
Bryan
"Paul" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <436bbff6$1_3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Bryan"
> <bryan.prestbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hello
>>
>> I have tried without success to connect the Antec P160 case front panel
>> single firewire and dual usb 2 connectors to my Asus A7N8X V2 Deluxe
>> motherboard. Has anyone managed to get over this problem?
>>
>> USB Connections as identified on page 31 on the Asus motherboard manual
>> as
>> follows.
>> pin 1 USB +5V USB +5V
>> USB_P5- USB_P6-
>> USB_P5+ USB_P6+
>> GND GND
>> No Pin NC
>>
>> The Antec case comes with one connector for each USB
>>
>> The front panel IEEE 1394 has different connections to the 8-pin 1394
>> HEAD
>> connector fitted to the Asus Motherboard as identified on page 31 as
>> follows.
>> pin1 Ground
>> Ground
>> TPA2+
>> TPA2-
>> TPB2+
>> TPB2-
>> Ground
>> +12V
>>
>> I have seen on a USA web site a SYBA PCI USB 2.0 & 1394a combo card Model
>> SD-COMBO-02 which has internal connections which will enable me to
>> connect
>> to the two USB 2 connectors but nothing for the firewire. Unfortunately
>> you
>> cannot buy this card in the UK. Has anyone managed to get a different
>> card
>> to work that is available in the UK?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Bryan
>
> My experience with a couple of Antec cases, is watch out for the
> design of the front panel connectors.
>
> On one of them, the +/- TPA and TPB signals on the Firewire are
> reversed. It pays to have a cheap multimeter, set to ohms, so that
> you can buzz from the mobo cable end, to the pins inside the front
> panel connector, to verify that the wires are what they should be.
>
> With USB, frequently the issue is that the Antec front panel circuit
> board only supports USB 1.1 data rates, instead of USB2. (Newer
> Antec cases will have the word "USB2" silk screened onto the assembly,
> basically telling you it is fixed. For older cases, you could contact
> Antec tech support and get a new USB2 ready assembly, which
> I hope will not be necessary in your case. Probably the vast
> majority of old Antec cases had the USB 1.1 only assembly in them,
> and only a small percentage of users got it fixed. Antec knew
> about the USB 1.1 only issue, but insisted on continuing to
> ship the USB 1.1 only equipped cases.)
>
> My A7N8X-E product box contained a PCI bracket with two Firewire
> connectors, and a PCI bracket with two USB connectors. If the
> cable on those is long enough, you might consider popping the
> PCI bracket into a drive bay in the front of the computer. You
> could modify one of those snap-in plastic drive bay bezels,
> such that the connectors in question protruded. By using the
> provided adapters that came with your Asus product, you stand
> a better chance of getting this stuff to work properly. (For
> best static discharge protection, it would be nice if the PCI
> bracket metal was in contact with the computer case, and using
> a plastic bezel won't make that easy.)
>
> So far, I haven't read of any accounts of Antec front panel
> wiring reversing power connections. Your motherboard headers
> should still be in working condition, and testing with the
> PCI bracket adapters will tell you if they are still OK or
> not. If your testing reveals they are non-functional, then
> consider a replacement PCI card.
>
> Here is another kind of product you could consider. It is a
> drive bay adapter plus a PCI card. Since all the materials
> are provided, you don't need to touch your Antec USB or
> Firewire wiring. I think this is available with beige or
> black plastic, with two different model numbers.
>
> http://www.koutech.com/proddetail.asp?linenumber=102
>
> (Review comments)
> http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/FeedBack/CustRatingReview.asp?Item=N82E16815104221
>
> Paul
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