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Old 11-14-2003, 11:49 AM
bdee1 Offline
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connecting front firewire ports

hi - i am new to this forum and am not sure if i shoudl post this here or under hardware problems - sorry if i am in the wrong spot.

i just got This Case and the ASUS A7N8X DX.

the case has fron USB and firewire ports. i got the USB ports hooked up and workign but the firewire is a little different, the lead comign from the front firewire ports has 6 pins and the connectors on the motherboard have 8 pins.

the pins on the lead from the front 1394 ports are labeled as follows:

GND
VCC
TPA1+
TPA1-
TPB1+
TPB1-

and the manual for the mobo labels the pins for the connector on the mobo as follows:
Ground
Ground
TPA2+
TPA2-
TPB2+
TPB2-
Ground
+12V

now i am guessing the TPA1+/- and the TPB1+/- match up to the TPA2+/- and TPB2+/- and the GND goes to one of the 3 grounds (which one?) and i am guessign that the VCC goes to the +12V?

and if that is correct then waht about the other 2 grounds?

how do i get this hooked up?

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