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Old 02-22-05   #1 (permalink)
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Default Red & black wire which is +,-
can you tell me which color is positive +
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Positive is usually red and negative is usually black. USUALLY
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In reference to what?
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I'm assuming a fan... cause on your PSU, the yellow is the 12 volt positive, the red is the 5 volt positive, and both blacks are negatives.
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Green is usually ground...


There's a lesson here... always test wires with a volt meter before you start jacking with them
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Just pull off your side panel and read the data tag on the side of your PSU
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light wire = + dark wire = -
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If its Front USB its

5V
+
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GND

or is it

5v
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GND...
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as soon as I posted black as ground I thought green for a sec because the ground is green

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