I'm assembling parts for my P4 project this summer and had hoped to use a
1997 vintage Dell box my son has given me.  I'm replacing the power supply
with a ZALMAN 300W and have added a cooling fan (original box doesn't have
one).  When I got to the front of the case I discovered Dell used a printed
circuit board to carry the power switch, reset switch and LED's.   The wires
come off on a 16 ribbon terminating in a 16 pin female connector.  Is it
likely this connector will match up to a similar standard on a new P4 mobo?
I looked at the Soltek board I used last year and it's connectors were on a
30 pin set.  I hate to spend the money on a new box just because the buttons
are connected differently.   As I recall all the appropriate connectors came
with the new box I bought for the Athlon project last year, so I'm not sure
what to do for connectors even if I could patch the wires:^(    Has anyone
on the list ever solved this problem before?

Bob Warasila
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