Thermaltake quirks

wootmachine9000 · 03-08-2006, 07:10 AM

building a system and I purchased the thermaltake Xaser V Damier V5000a ( http://www.thermaltake.com/xaserCase/Damier/v5000a.htm)at a friend's urging. Anyways inside it there is this weird black and yellow wire I have never seen (not that I'm a veteran, no where near it) with a tag attached that says (case open) does this mean I somehow hook it up so the computer knows when the case is opened, or what? Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I am lost.

Thanks

**leroys1000** · 03-08-2006, 07:38 AM

It,s not a require connection and I usually don't connect it.
Yes,it connects to a switch at the case panel and tells the
motherboard the case is open.
I think some boards just send a warning,while others will cut power
when the case is open.

**gamerman0203** · 03-09-2006, 02:43 PM

leroy is right. I have a thermaltake case also and my wire is just ziptied up and sitting on the bottom. I don't use it....my mobo doesn't have a place for it anyways.

03-08-2006, 07:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
wootmachine9000 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RHIT-#1 in Engineering for 8 straight years Posts: 234 OS: none currently-broken My System	Thermaltake quirks building a system and I purchased the thermaltake Xaser V Damier V5000a ( http://www.thermaltake.com/xaserCase/Damier/v5000a.htm)at a friend's urging. Anyways inside it there is this weird black and yellow wire I have never seen (not that I'm a veteran, no where near it) with a tag attached that says (case open) does this mean I somehow hook it up so the computer knows when the case is opened, or what? Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I am lost. Thanks

03-08-2006, 07:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
leroys1000 Tech Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 770 OS: Windows XP	It,s not a require connection and I usually don't connect it. Yes,it connects to a switch at the case panel and tells the motherboard the case is open. I think some boards just send a warning,while others will cut power when the case is open. __________________ There is a madness to my method.

03-09-2006, 02:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
gamerman0203 Retired Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 2,144 OS: XP MCE, Ubuntu Gutsy My System	leroy is right. I have a thermaltake case also and my wire is just ziptied up and sitting on the bottom. I don't use it....my mobo doesn't have a place for it anyways. __________________ Follow These Steps First! CPU-Z \| SensorView \| WinXP Clean Boot \| Latest DirectX \| ATI Catalyst \| Nvidia ForceWare Posting System Specifications