abit ic7-g query

[sh33p1985]

small query, bottom right of the motherboard (where u plug in the speakers, on/off reset buttons etc there are two leds, red and green i know green is power but what is the other? cos i normally associate red with bad!
help is appreciated, thanks

 

[tristan]

Abit puts a red led as just a indicator that power is going to the board. Green meaning the board is activated and working. Anytime there is power going to the board it will have the red led on.

 

[sh33p1985]

Abit puts a red led as just a indicator that power is going to the board. Green meaning the board is activated and working. Anytime there is power going to the board it will have the red led on.

phew thats alright then, its just that i put in two new fans at the front of the case and did a bit of cable tying which was needed and at first i swicthed pc back on to test it lite up and cut out, was worried id upset something but i think i had knocked something while potching inside the case with the cables cos its powers up ok now...

 

[tristan]

doing some wire management eh? Check this out for some ideas

 

[tristan]

keep those wires tidy!

 

[Grimulus]

doing some wire management eh? Check this out for some ideas

that's friggin' amazing. i think i'm going to have to do that. i never though to bring some cable through the other side...would be a bit annoying if you had to change something though i would imagine. i've always had a problem keeping things clean looking.

 

[tristan]

Yeah man. Thats not my rig but those pics show what I was talking about. I will post the pics of mine when I get home. Wait till you see how much wire I stuffed behind there.

Having your wires tucked like that increases the airflow in your case a TON.

 

[sh33p1985]

nice work trist, ill get a pic of mine up when i get home from work nice and tidy foir my panel window hehe

 

[Praetor]

doing some wire management eh? Check this out for some ideas

I see im not the only one to shove cords on the backside of the main plate

 

[kof2000]

thats a server right? or else why would u want 5 hdds on at once lol.

 

[Praetor]

thats a server right? or else why would u want 5 hdds on at once lol.

Nah, you'd be surprised how fast HDD space gets chewed up ... i could use another TB right about now that i mention it....

 

[4W4K3]

one word...pr0n. i only use 1 80GB drive...and only 15GB of that is used.

 

[Praetor]

Hardly:
- DVD encoding/ripping (4-12GB a pop)
- D3D capturing (6-40GB a pop)
- Digital photography (512MB every 5 minutes)