Help with loose cable - eviltoast

I bought this PC 2 months ago. Yesterday, I had to transport it by car. Even though I packed it in the original box with foam, when I tried to set it up again, I noticed that this cable, which I had secured with electrical tape, was loose. I’m sure it wasn’t loose before.

I know it’s some kind of power cable, but I don’t know where to plug it in (I’m not a hardware guy).

Note: The PC is turning on and functioning normally. I don’t know if it’s related or just a coincidence, but my headphones that I usually connect to the back stopped working.

Can someone shed some light on this?

  • ninjan@lemmy.mildgrim.com
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    1 year ago

    Does it attach to the motherboard in one end? As in is one end still attached? If so is there any labels / text there? It looks like it could be a fan cable and if it is the end connected to the motherboard should have a label.

    If not that I’d need more pictures, especially of the loose end and the connection point in the connected end.

    I don’t think this is related to your headphones not working though.

    • lawrence@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      Does it attach to the motherboard in one end?

      Yes.

      If so is there any labels

      CHA_FAN1. All fans are working, so it probably wasn’t connected anywhere. Thank you very much.