New Case for Dell 4600

[Polaris573]

I bought a new case for the computer I'm going to build this summer. In the mean time I wanted to put my dell motherboard in it. The only problem I can see is I can't connect the front power switch to the motherboard because the pins on the connector are "dell specific" and not labled. I'm remember somone puting their dell motherboard in a new case a few months ago but don't remember who it was and couldn't find the thread. Any suggestions anyone. I contacted dell, they led me in circles never admitting they didn't know the answer. I couldn't find anything on their community forums either.

[wtf8269]

I would just take out the whole button/led thing and mod it into whatever new case you get.

[Aevum]

dell usualy uses propietary connectors for power and bottons,

i would suggest you dump the dell motherboard aswell, dell has a tendency of putting in ¨features¨ which force you to use official dell replacment parts with your dell equipment,

there was even a series of dell motherboards (foxconn made) which had a different power connector, so when you connected a PSU which wasnt a dell PSU, a white cloud would be the result,

[Polaris573]

My motherboard was manufactured by foxconn and I can use a regular ATX power supply. I'm only buying parts that can be used in the new computer I'm building this summer (which is what the case is really for), so a new motherboard is out of the question since It would be foolish to spend $100 on a motherboard I'm going to dump in a few months. Anyway, after some time spent with a multimeter and some close scrutiny I believe I've discovered the information I need. I havn't tested it yet since I had to return my power supply for repair/replacement. Should be able to attempt it sunday. Thanks for the suggestions, I'll let you know how it goes.