what if my mobo lacks a port for the front panel cable?
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My old board was...Asus M5A78L-M Plus. To my knowledge, it was not made specifically for this case.
Your old board's manual section 1.5.3 shows a similar layout to the new board, with front panel audio 13 and 3x USB headers 11. There is no connection to suit that OEM style cable there that I can see.
Last edited by _blackhole_; 04-23-2024 at 11:31 AM.
1-8 of the manual, headers 12 and 15. Unfortunately you have a single block connector.
Your options are to either source another front panel USB/audio block with separate jumpers or to just live without it. A pity these weren't standardised...
The board has headers as described in the manual. There is one for the audio and as I recall, three USB headers.
The OP's case has a single block connector wired from the front panel USB / audio, which is incompatible with the above.
I'd still like to know where you found something that mentions "1-8 of the manual, headers 12 and 15". When I search for "Asus M5A78L-M Plus", which the OP reported was his old board, I can't find anything like that.
Actually I had looked at the manual for the non "plus" board before. This correct one is 1-1, headers 9, 10, 14
9 actually might be what the OP is referring to, it's a?USB3 header that the new board doesn't have, but then front audio should still work, when connected to the identical AAFP header.
Last edited by _blackhole_; 04-25-2024 at 03:16 AM.
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