Disclaimer: I will not be responsible if you have not properly followed this guide and end up breaking components. Best for people who know what they are doing.
I have posted this on several forums in the past but i believe i haven't posted it here.. just out of interest really...
(I'll just C&P from another forum... saves me writing again
)
Edit: sorry about quality, no digi cam.. just phone cam
Considering many people on my brothers (J-Pepper) thread have asked about the external CMOS reset fighter toggle switch, i have decided to get off my butt and make one for my rig... (he gave me a spare toggle switch.)
Anyho.. what you need is:
*A soldering Iron + solder
*Scissors
*Toggle switch
*Power connectors (from the front of the case)
*A small pin.. or sewing needle
Optional:
**Heatshrink - 25mm, 20mm, and 9mm (or lower)
**Braiding - 1/8
Right.
Here is a pic of the toggle switch i will be using:
A front view of the switch:
The power connector - make sure it is a 3 pin connector
Right onto the soldering.. doesn't matter what colour the wire is.. originally my power connector was blue, green and white but i changed them to make it easy for other people who find it hard to follow.. thats why i'm making it seem very simple :smile:
As i said make sure the neutral (white in this picute) is soldered on the middle connection:
With the white soldered on, it doesn't matter which way the red and black goes... as with the power connector, you can turn it upside down into the motherboard... i decided to solder the red at the top and black at the bottom:
There you go, a finished bios switch.. but for people who want to braid the switch, all you do is braid as usual with the neccessary size, and to cover up the solder mess/connections, use the largest heatshrink available and squeeze it on... it might not look as if it will fit.. but it will. As you are doing this though, be careful not to pull of the connetors accidently:
Heat that up then get a small heatshrink piece and add that on. You should have something like this:
There you have it.. a finished bios switch...
In the end, i decided to modify the switch i made and braid using black braiding/heatshrink for a more professional look. :yumyum:
I have posted this on several forums in the past but i believe i haven't posted it here.. just out of interest really...
(I'll just C&P from another forum... saves me writing again
)Edit: sorry about quality, no digi cam.. just phone cam
Considering many people on my brothers (J-Pepper) thread have asked about the external CMOS reset fighter toggle switch, i have decided to get off my butt and make one for my rig... (he gave me a spare toggle switch.)
Anyho.. what you need is:
*A soldering Iron + solder
*Scissors
*Toggle switch
*Power connectors (from the front of the case)
*A small pin.. or sewing needle
Optional:
**Heatshrink - 25mm, 20mm, and 9mm (or lower)
**Braiding - 1/8
Right.
Here is a pic of the toggle switch i will be using:
A front view of the switch:
The power connector - make sure it is a 3 pin connector
Right onto the soldering.. doesn't matter what colour the wire is.. originally my power connector was blue, green and white but i changed them to make it easy for other people who find it hard to follow.. thats why i'm making it seem very simple :smile:
As i said make sure the neutral (white in this picute) is soldered on the middle connection:
With the white soldered on, it doesn't matter which way the red and black goes... as with the power connector, you can turn it upside down into the motherboard... i decided to solder the red at the top and black at the bottom:
There you go, a finished bios switch.. but for people who want to braid the switch, all you do is braid as usual with the neccessary size, and to cover up the solder mess/connections, use the largest heatshrink available and squeeze it on... it might not look as if it will fit.. but it will. As you are doing this though, be careful not to pull of the connetors accidently:
Heat that up then get a small heatshrink piece and add that on. You should have something like this:
There you have it.. a finished bios switch...
In the end, i decided to modify the switch i made and braid using black braiding/heatshrink for a more professional look. :yumyum:
