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Can I custom connect my front panel power connector?

I have an old dell dimension and a new Asus motherboard, however the front panel power connector from my old case is so old that they stopped making them like that (it looks almost like a USB connector) Part # 6Y702 DELL. But the more modern day connectors on the motherboard has 2 rows of pins (some missing) on a white backing (I assume you know what this looks like, its in all computers now). I had to first turn my computer on via jumping 2 pins then setting it to AC power on. My question is can I take that covering off the old connector and manually attach the wires to the motherboard, either by old school wrapping them around or maybe a way to keep the part where they plug in? All the right connections are there, its the configuration that is off. If the worst I can do is break the old power connector then please let me know because as of now it is already useless.

Answer:

Yes you can. You can remove the female pins from the connector by pushing the catch down with a sewing straight pin or paper clip. Want to make this a neat job? A place called FrontX has all the connectors and blank plugs for applications such as yours. I did a old 4600i case up with their supplies. Cost was under $5.00. Link is below, hope it helps.

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