Thread: Im back at it - CDROM hijack question...

Originally Posted by stangg172006

Im trying to hijack my towers cdrom drive so that i dont need to buy one for my carpc. I bought a 24pin to 20 pin adapter for the PSU because my tower uses a 24pin and my carpcs mobo uses a 20 pin. I plugged everything in, a light turned on then turned off on the mobo, and then i realized i dont know how to turn it on. How the hell do i turn on my carpcs mobo using my towers PSU? I tried using the towers power button but nothing. Am i doing something wrong? Im also using the towers PSu to power the harddrive and the CDROM drive. THanks

Maybe connect the tower's powerbutton to the right header on your carpc's mainboard?

Just an idea

Good luck!
Joachim

Originally Posted by JC-S60

Maybe connect the tower's powerbutton to the right header on your carpc's mainboard?

Just an idea

Good luck!
Joachim

Thanks for the response!
i know very little about putting computers together, im doing most of this by ear Ill give that a try.

Anyone got more ideas?

Originally Posted by stangg172006

Thanks for the response!
i know very little about putting computers together, im doing most of this by ear Ill give that a try.

Anyone got more ideas?

You won't need other ideas, that 'll do the trick!

It's two thin wires in a simple plug that plugs somewhere on the mainboard - check your manuals to see where...

Joachim

Originally Posted by JC-S60

You won't need other ideas, that 'll do the trick!

It's two thin wires in a simple plug that plugs somewhere on the mainboard - check your manuals to see where...

Joachim

once again, im new to this

thanks

ok heres a diagram of my towers internals

http://support.dell.com/support/edoc....htm#wp1059577

in the list provided, there are three spots mentioning the front panel. Which on can i use to start my carpcs mobo?

also, my carpcs mobo uses a 9 pin connector for the front panel...

sorry

im trying to use my towers PSU and cdrom drive to install windows and other programs on my carpcs mobo. My dell tower has 3 different plugs that say front panel. None of them use a 9 pin plug, which my carpcs mobo does, and i need it to start my carpcs mobo. Ive explained it in my first post.

Are you using the dell PSU or a dc-dc solution?

Most dell boards (and as a result, PSU's also) do not comply with the ATX standard plug.

Just a thought if you're trying to power an ATX standard board off a dell....

Cheers