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Power switch and reset button are here

Power switch and reset button are here

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blondeminion
Senior Member
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04-12-2026, 03:26 AM
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I tried putting the power cable into the power supply but getting stuck connecting it to the mainboard. There are two slots on the mainboard for this cable, but I don't know which one is right or if I should use both at once and split the wires. What does that mean by splitting? The cable has a special end with multiple connectors and a single plain end. I'm not sure which goes where. Look at the picture below to see this better too. Did I connect the power switch and reset switch correctly? The manual is really bad with these instructions. My GPU, an AMD Radeon RX 9070 Sapphire Pure ARGB, uses a special connector that looks like RGB lightning. Does it only handle color light or does it also move data around? If it's just for colors and I don't need any movement of data, is it okay to leave the cable unplugged?
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blondeminion
04-12-2026, 03:26 AM #1

I tried putting the power cable into the power supply but getting stuck connecting it to the mainboard. There are two slots on the mainboard for this cable, but I don't know which one is right or if I should use both at once and split the wires. What does that mean by splitting? The cable has a special end with multiple connectors and a single plain end. I'm not sure which goes where. Look at the picture below to see this better too. Did I connect the power switch and reset switch correctly? The manual is really bad with these instructions. My GPU, an AMD Radeon RX 9070 Sapphire Pure ARGB, uses a special connector that looks like RGB lightning. Does it only handle color light or does it also move data around? If it's just for colors and I don't need any movement of data, is it okay to leave the cable unplugged?

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Cyanstrophic
Senior Member
668
04-13-2026, 09:53 AM
#2
Check the details of your PC to see what parts it has inside like its power supply and hard drives. Tell us about the PSU: who made it, which model, how much power it gives out, how old it is, and if it looks used or new. Also tell us about each disk drive: who made them, their model number, how much storage they have, and what percentage of space is taken up by files.
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Cyanstrophic
04-13-2026, 09:53 AM #2

Check the details of your PC to see what parts it has inside like its power supply and hard drives. Tell us about the PSU: who made it, which model, how much power it gives out, how old it is, and if it looks used or new. Also tell us about each disk drive: who made them, their model number, how much storage they have, and what percentage of space is taken up by files.

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edzeyzey
Member
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04-21-2026, 08:23 AM
#3
This post is gone now. I took care of it on my own.
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edzeyzey
04-21-2026, 08:23 AM #3

This post is gone now. I took care of it on my own.

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Puppypower48
Member
147
04-28-2026, 05:54 AM
#4
What was your plan? Please help other people who have this problem by telling them how to solve it!
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Puppypower48
04-28-2026, 05:54 AM #4

What was your plan? Please help other people who have this problem by telling them how to solve it!

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speedycux
Member
187
04-29-2026, 07:01 AM
#5
I looked at every manual, but this time I didn't skip anything. I went online too. I studied some PC builds from other people. I used my brain to figure out which parts make sense and which don't. It wasn't that hard once I got motivated back into action.
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speedycux
04-29-2026, 07:01 AM #5

I looked at every manual, but this time I didn't skip anything. I went online too. I studied some PC builds from other people. I used my brain to figure out which parts make sense and which don't. It wasn't that hard once I got motivated back into action.