eMachines W4885 Support Question
eMachines W4885 Support Question
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Question posted by scar1979 on April 30th, 2013
From Bezel Wiring
I recently had to replace my optical drive in my emachine w4885 desktop. When I removed the front bezel, I lost the order or connections of the three conecting wires to the mother board: The PW_SW, PW_LED, and the HDD_LED. Does anyone have a diagram or can tell me which wires go on which pins?
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Answer #1: Posted by TexasDeviL on April 30th, 2013 10:55 AM
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These wires are always a pain. Depending on the case you have, the wires might not always be positive and negative as indicated. Sometimes it's just trial and error to get them to work. You can't mess anything up by having them backwards though. The power switch will work no matter which direction you put it. HD and power light have to be put in the right way to work. If you dont know which one is which watch how it behaves when you plug them up and turn the rig on. if the hdd light stays steady on and the power light comes on when the hard disc is accessed you know you have them in each others connecters
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