SICK SAMs to Silver-to-Lift, can you hear me? Over This is Silver-to-Lift. I can hear you. Over Listen. We aren't DEF-CON 5 This is not a test. I REPEAT: !!! THIS IS NOT A TEST !!! This is Operation: Blüd Majik. Over Roger Check your RADAR RADAR: CHECK Check Ignition Engine: CHECK ALL SYSTEMS RUNNING ... May *G-D* Be With You ... { Too late to call for the Priest } ____________________ Hades-o-ween | Michael Weikath's Invitation: Eagle Fly Free [IMAGE] - Now I Am Become Deth ... the Destroyer of Worlds - Oppenheimer vis-à-vis Vishnu-Bhagavad Gita-{ Beau-ti-full Song by G-d} _________________ The Day the Earth Stood Still: Nuclear ReaXions [IMAGE] -AREA-51 / MJ-12- Conducts Operation: TRINITY- 'It Never Happened' ... so they say an ALX Files Xclusive --> Area-51 Xposed: Opening *Panda's Box* What began life as a $3.50/mailed 12" Dell PowaEdge K888G USB2.0 cable w/2.0mm pitch + side-clips is FULLY weaponized, now become Fat Man & Litte Boy, & so my new stealthier Front Panel JFP1 & USB2 5x5 JST alien-header adaptors. My Boyz. I modded this, as I had to, as a FrntPnl cable to have the correct x6 wires which grab header-pins PWRLED (2/4) PWRSW (6/8) HDDLED (1/3) & send to same reciprocal JFP1 case 5x5 pin-slots (I connected it right, lol). ONLY the PWRSW 6/8 R5 JST-type pins are live & work (it makes sense: R2-R7 alienboards have dead PWRLED & HDDLED pins for normal reasons related to their Mthrbrd & LOGO board which handle those LEDs) ___________________ Ultimate Weapon Blk / Red Upd8 via MicroSATACables/US I linked domestic buyers to the direct-connexion for an ez-had timely-delivery for what u need, they're just west of Boston:⦁ toll-free # is 1-800-UnBelievable ⦁ it's an off-the-shelf 2.0 to 2.54 machine-crafted adaptor ~10years ago, King Jeremy did a ZooLander pose for the window'd door panel looking-glass mod, & my R1's have demanded what they heard was called FengShui but just knew they needed what-ev-ah it's called, so cbl-mngmnt + interior exterior 'looks'... handsome for the boys & beau-ti-full-ness for my girl-Alien Loli*. There are reasons to luv the color red, I'll say why later The ALX-Files: Acrylic Window Kit Mod Area 51 R1 Tower __________________________ DuPont 2.54mm 2pin-type Pwr On-Off Switch Loosey-Goosey | Gallopin' Gertie [IMAGE]Don't try this type unless it's all u have on Day Zero  Seek the Ultimate Weapon x3 ______________ You want the micro-2.0mm 5x5 type, not the larger standard 2.54mm DuPont - Posted W/ Out Comment - [IMAGE] Don't try this at home, let alone at Groom Lake ____________________ If u have wiring-connector 'R1-R7' qwestions, I tend to have answers, just ask __________________ Area of No Concern 3C: USB2.0 Alien Cable Connector Header [IMAGE] Forbidden Fruits: *Pandalorian*Loli*Loli-Pops* My Girl Alien R1 FrontPanel On-Off Switch + USB 1/ 2 Solve w/ Ultimate Weapon x3 above | MIO Board Needs a USB 3.0 = 2.0 adaptor For faster USB3.0 ports than N4R4N R3-R7 afford in back, try add-in 3.0 ports per pic ___________________ My K888G Silver Bullets Fatman + Lilboi & YOUR Ultimate Weapons Cable Cache + our MIO USB 3.0 = 2.0 Adaptors Suite closes this Section on Area-51 Areas of No More Concern I'll say this: I used 0NX92 + W4J5H (alt # = 27J7M) white JST-type R5 factory FrntPnl + USB2.0 cables; I bought them after-all, in fact I mysteriously sweated way-back-when when that old-man didn't come up off & rage-qwit on=the-spot those cables & the rest of the loot, but he did hand-over the loot. After testing? I don't need these R5 JST-types so neither do you --> I yanked them out today --> NUKED THEM --> one is 24" one is 27" = 51 Area-51" inches of anaconda cable where Silver Bullets & Ult-Weapons cost-less & are far stealthier. Period. Plus, Dell Spare Parts > get this >  HAS NONE   If you're another 51 R2 x99 owner swap-curious for a 'newer' Win11 minimum-Compliant R3-R7 board? I was curious too, since 2017 lol. You need help, u do NOT need the factory JST white-type u heard about. You *on paper* need: *On Paper* IDK if your V2.0 FIO H6HK9 WILL or WON'T toss the anti-migration error it did to my MIO board (I suspect not !!!); if it does, buy a USB 3.0 = 2.0 adaptor for FIO & report back Google, or see a rare Dellware forum R2 = R3-R7 swap w/ basic Q & A:                            
-Due to the Dellware Forum '5' Picture Limit, I'll Publish this in a Series- _____________ TL;DR ~$10 buys you two desktop wiring-adaptor types & they're ALL that stands between your 51 R1 respawning into a 51 R5 with working AlienF/X case LED lights + a *pair* of working Top I/O External USB2.0 ports  ... or not ... [IMAGE] *ProTip*: Buy x2 USB 3.0-to-2.0 (left) + the Pwr On-Off Switch (right) MY Work Is Done Here. Thank You Ladies & Gentlemen & Good Night _______________________________ Just kidding ... there's WAY MORE to this swap Jokes aside ... at MINIMUM you'll need the above two ~$10 wire-cable-adaptor-types -Stay Tuned for Other More Involved Options- _______________________________ I'll lose my EDIT FUNCTION ... if this POST goes as planned then R5 Swap Series = Intro When Two Worlds Collide: Alien v Alien    Intro Cont. IRL Pictures: R5 MotherBoard Detailed B4 & After Install FYI Pics Parts 1-3 : Areas of (No?) Concern⦁ 0 No Concern: Windows 11⦁ 1 MIO Needs 3.0 adaptor, does your Top I/O USB ports need it too? 2: Command Center 2.8.9 2.8.11 Install, Post-Install, AFXTester.exe⦁ 2A Install AWCC CmndCntr on non-R1 Mthrbrd (Aur R1-R4 A51 R1-R7)⦁ Intermission Aurora R1-R4 51 R2 R3-R7 AftrMrkt Board + CmndCntr ⦁ 2B Fix AWCC CmndCntr Software After Install?⦁ 2C Is MIO Alive, Dead, Playing Possum? Using AFXTester.exe 3: Alien JST Cable Connector Headers ... why? ... no, seriously ... why ... ???⦁ 3A RANT ON JST HEADERS⦁ 3B Front Panel Alien Cable Connector Header⦁ 3C USB2.0 Alien Cable Connector Header Part 4: Trouble Areas & Other Issues You May Encounter ⦁ 4A Potential extra cables adaptors extensions case fans⦁ 4B Front Audio Crackling?⦁ 4C Dell ePSA Pre-Boot Support Assistant⦁ 4D Reduced NVME SSD Speed? 3300 Read = 2700?⦁ 4E RESERVED > Emerging Issues?  Part 5: Doing the MthrBrd Swap⦁ 5A Cables 5B Fan Headers + CPU Cooler 5C PDF's of older MthrBrd PSU Swaps Part 6: Afterthoughts⦁ 6A Newer Aurora R10-R12 MthrBrd in 51 R1?⦁ 6B Alienware Themed R1 in 2023? PSUs & AIO Coolers⦁ 6C Is an R3-R7 Alienboard even worth buying & trying?⦁ 6D Convert 51 R2 into an R3-R7 (???) -Or Maybe Not- If I lose time or interest in this R5 Series? Mind what u have learned !!! ... Save u it can !!! MIO 3.0-to-2.0 Adaptor ... Learn It Know It Live It ______________________ The ALX Files: Swapping R2 x99 Mthrbrd into R1 Above links u to my 2019 R1 = R2 x99 forum swap while below my ALX *King Jeremy the Wicked* gets another modern makeover à la R5's N4R4N x299 mthrbrd, where ~all info here should translate to other *R4 Intel + *R3*R6 R7 AMD TR4 boards should you buy & try one out:   -Jailienware- ________________ (Alternate Post Title) -On the Peculiarities of the R5 Alienboard- -or- Thank goodness this swap project was cheap [IMAGE] Iron Maiden | Infinite DreamsWouldn't you like to know the truth?Of what's out there, to have the proof?And find out just which side you're on?Where would you end? In Heaven? Or in.   March 2023 & my R1 was glad to learn I'd scored an inexpensive but important list of newer R5 Alien Hardware ('Alienware') from some old guy who seems to have RageQwit his machine, all for just $160 including:⦁ MthrBrd 7800x CPU AIO Cooler NVME SSD WiFi NVME drive has original Dell Win10 Pro Factory Recovery Partition + legit 10Pro License (mthrbrd/cpu is a matched activating pair--> HooRah) $118/mailed ⦁ FIO + Asst FIO Cables + Rear I/O Trim $42/mailed *$1 USB adaptor to the Rescue: After I sell the unwanted whimpy R5 alien-cooler & FIO board, R1 makes out like an upgrade bandit while I've made out w/a certain headache from initial frustrations & down-time lost from figuring this alienboard out; a match made in heaven, so an in-between middling Earthly affair for us so far. Fact is, & this is a fact, a *$1 USB adaptor was all that stood between Jeremy & I, & the nightmare-ish Terrance McKenna-ish DMT-ish Machine Elves-ish beginnings, but ... since the only way out is through ... we made our way out of & through this electonic scape onto the other side & reached what else ... the paradise & retreat known as Area-51 DreamLand ... & so can u ...  _________________________  When Two Worlds Collide: Alien v Alien R1 Phobos Case v R5 Triad Alienboard Competing Proprietary Evil Ancient Alien Technologies Say it upfront: the only true things of special interest to an R1 owner are plugging in the Alien F/X MIO board, installing CmndCntr software & having lights turn back on, while R5 board's true point of interest are alien-headers for FrontPanel (power on/off) & USB2.0. In the end, after your hardware swap, once u turn the desktop on & lights come on, that's when & where all this alien magic happens so I'll show & tell right now how I dealt with specific Areas of Interest & Concern, since power & lights on, not off, is when & where they're black magic Evil AlienTech became unwanted mysteries here to solve [IMAGE]Photo Courtesy of [NAME] In short: neither pair of the R5 mthrbrd's alien-looking USB2.0 ports seem to support the use of the R1 MIO board even though it's a simple USB2.0 device. The FrontPanel header deserves your equal attention also. All three white headers need human-level interventions as work-arounds if u wish to use one, two, or all *three (*Note: AMD R3 R6 R7 have x1 USB header, Intel R4 R5 have x2 USB headers) So! Want your AlienF/X Case Lights Back On?Solved:  Magic Ingredient [IMAGE]--> R1 MIO NEEDS a USB3.0 to 2.0 Adaptor <-- Now that you know you MUST use either adaptor type above -& with it your MIO issue solves- CmndCntr software & R5's special FP + USB2.0 header solutions will also solve next. Here, & for $6/mailed, I bought a 5pack of the cheaper left adaptor type yet six came in the package, so for *$1 my nightmare over not knowing the R5 USB2.0 alien-headers were refusing to work for finally ended. Oh, they still refuse to work & the why of it's still a mystery I don't need to solve anymore after the 3.0 adaptor came to the rescue. I'll return to this shortly because there's other good news to spread in Part1, but for now, spy the Intro Cont: R5 MthrBrd Pre & Post Install (B4 / After) IRL Pictures 
The ALX Files: Swapping Area-51 R5 x299 Motherboard into R1 R2 (R4 Intel / 
R3-R7 AMD TR4)