DIY Motherboard Pin header adapter

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EverestX
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If you are like many of our members including myself, you are constantly Frankensteining parts from various machines into other cases. Chances are you have found your self in a situation where a front panel connector is 3 pin (2 wires with 1 space in the middle) and the motherboard only accepts 2 pin connections (or vise-versa). Here's an easy way to work around it without modifying the cases wiring.

This applies to LED's & power/reset switches

**In general, I just chop the wires and splice them, some people aren't as adventurous with modding the pants off their hardware though**

What you need:
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You need a male 3 pin fan header (salvage one from dead mobo or 3pin to molex adapter

New header of whatever required size.

Solder (YES SOLDER THE WIRES! Twisting wires is for noobs WILL result in shorts with time!)

heat Shrink (if you so fancy)

I think the below pictures are self explanatory, but if you have any questions, just reply to the thread.

Finished product:
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