GAME PORT INTERNAL SPECIFICATIONS PRODUCT NAME FRONTX Game Port Internal PRODUCT CODE CPX091-2 BAY USAGE Half of large bay CONNECTORS Game / midi d-sub 15 pin female 2x8 header connector female CABLE Flat cable (UL 2651) Length - 2.5 feet (762 mm) WIRE ASSIGNMENTS Line 1: +5V / Power / VCC Line 2: +5V / Power / VCC Line 3: J1B1 / Joystick 1 Button 1 / GPSA1 Line 4: J2B1 / Joystick 2 Button 1 / GPSB1 Line 5: J1CX / Joystick 1 Axis X / GPX1_R Line 6: J2CX / Joystick 2 Axis X / GPX2_R Line 7: GND / Ground Line 8: Midi-Out / Midi RxD / MSO_R Line 9: GND / Ground Line 10: J2CY / Joystick 2 Axis Y / GPY2_R Line 11: J1CY / Joystick 1 Axis Y / GPY1_R Line 12: J2B2 / Joystick 2 Button 2 / GBSB2 Line 13: J1B2 / Joystick 1 Button 2 / GPSA2 Line 14: Midi-In / Midi TxD / MSI_R Line 15: +5V / Power / VCC Note - line 1 of ribbon cable is marked red. HEADER CONNECTION GUIDES Diagram 1: On most motherboards, the game port header/pin-out consists of 15 pins arranged in 2 rows. Diagram 2: Common pin assignments of game port header are shown in the diagram above. Diagram 3: Simply plug the connector onto the header, and please take note of the orientation of line 1 in relation to the header's layout, i.e. line 1 must be connected to +5V pin.... line 3 to J1B1 pin, etc. If the pin assignments of your game port header are different from the example shown above, no problem, simply rearrange the wires within the header connector so that all wires are correctly connected to the appropriate pins (i.e. wire assignments and pin assignments are matched). PIN ASSIGNMENTS NOT KNOWN For some old motherboards, the pin assigments are not shown in the manual. It simply indicates pin 1 only. This is because the game port cable was bundled with the motherboard. So, the manufacturer assumed that you do not need to know the pin assignments. If that's the case, one easy way to check; is to open up the game port cable that was bundled with your motherboard, and see how the wires are soldered. If line 3 is connected to 2nd point, line 5 to 3rd point as shown in diagram a, then the pin assignments of your game port header is similar to the example shown in diagram 2 above. If line 2 is connected to 2nd point, line 3 to 3rd point as shown in diagram b, then the pin assignments of your game port header is shown in diagram b1.