3 led wire connection for vc37gv-l on an emachines c2685

I am not a computer boffin but I recently had one computer that wouldn't start at all and another that was taking half an hour to boot and it was caused by a discharged cmos battery. Some are better without...

That normally signals motherboard or power supply. Most of the time, power supply. Try paper clip test to determine if PSU is bad. You can get a replacement for about 20 bucks

http://www.cputopia.com/emachine-480w-c-series-c2685.html

micha219, the eMachines W2925 desktop computer uses an FIC motherboard.
First International Computer { Inc }
The Model Number of the FIC motherboard is VC37.
FIC VC37.

Disregard the following if you are aware:
The plastic front of your computer is the Front Panel.
The area on the Motherboard that the cables (Wires) from the Front Panel connect to, is the Front Panel header.

Processor to the Top, Ram Memory slots to the Right, the Front panel header is in the Bottom Right corner.

It is a rectangular shape with two columns of pins.
The length goes up, and down on the motherboard.

The pins on the Right side of the Front Panel header are numbered Odd.
The pins on the Left side of the Front Panel header are numbered Even.

There are 4 pins on the Left side.
There are 5 pins on the Right side.

Starting at the Bottom on the Right side going Up;
Pins 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9.

Starting at the Bottom on the Left side going Up;
Pins 2, 4, 6, and 8.

A) Pins 2 and 4 are for the Power On LED light.
(If after connecting the LED light is dim, reverse the wires)

B) Pins 6 and 8 are for the Power On switch. (Power On button)

C) Pins 1 and 3 are for the HarDDrive Activity LED light.

D) Pins 5 and 7 are for the Reset switch. (Reset button. IF used)

Pin 9 is NC. Not connected

The eMachines C2685 uses an FIC VC37GV motherboard. (First International Computer, Inc.)

http://www.motherboards.org/mobot/motherboards_d/FIC/VC37GV/

Here is the motherboard manual,

http://www.ime.org.uk/pdfs/vc37_vg31_b1_eng.pdf

After you click on the above link, give it up to 30 seconds to download. This is a PDF file.

Barring you cannot download the file, I will state the connections for the Front Panel header on the motherboard.
(Plus state the page to reference to, in case you can download)

View the first link, with the photo of the FIC VC37GV motherboard.

As shown, Processor is at the top, Ram Memory slots are to the right.

The Front Panel header is located at the very bottom right corner.

It is parallel to the outside edge of the motherboard. There are two rows of pins.
(Page 12)

The Front Panel header has 5 pins going across the top, and 4 pins across the bottom.

The top row of pins are numbered Odd.
The bottom row of pins are numbered Evenly.

On the Top row starting on the Right side, going towards the left, the pins are numbered 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9.

On the Bottom row starting on the Right side, going towards the left, the pins are numbered 2, 4, 6, and 8.

A) Pins 1 and 3 are for the HDD LED. (HarDDrive activity LED)

B) Pins 5 and 7 are for the Reset switch

C) Pins 2 and 4 are for a Dual Color Power On LED, if used.
Green goes to Pin 2. Yellow goes to Pin 4.

Otherwise Pin 2 is Positive, ( + ), and Pin 4 is Negative. ( - )

D) Pins 6 and 8 are for the Power On switch.
(PWR1, or SW1)

There is a small 3 pin header, just above the Front Panel header. (Page 12)

This is for a Power LED that has either two wires, or three wires.
The pins are numbered from Right to left.

Pin 1 is for the Power LED, and Pin 2 is for Ground, if using a two wire Power LED. (Not dual color)

Pin 1 is for the Power LED, and Pins 2 and 3 are for Ground (GND), if using a three wire Power LED.
(Page 13)

ok i might be able to help there is a motherboard swaping guide on youtube but there should be somthing like this on the motherboard ::::. the one closist to the single should be power ie ::: power: then . then its ::then reset then ::. then it should be hdd led so :then hdd led then:::. and the last is pwr light :<pwr led:<hdd led:<rst:<pwr.< blank hope this helps if it does then please give 5 thumbs up just remeber your looking for the : : : : . then follow my plan

Look very closely at the motherboard where the wires go... maybe with a magnifying glass . should say what wires go where. ie. (hdd led,reset, pwr. etc) if you reverse the wires.. just switch them back. its just for indicators.. also u could google the mainboard model number or search acer site for led pinout on mainboard.

power wire with red coloured pins on the board
reset with orenge

check on the motherboard there should be a small prints on it near control panel.

Go to your control panel and click on sounds and make sure your speakers they are set with a desktop if it is a desktop or if a laptop set it to laptop.

Most Mobo's have printing next to the places that are jumpered or pluged into. The ones you need sould be close to the edge of the mobo, that is close to the front {power button} side.