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Connecting to the Internal Headers and Connectors
Front Panel Header
The front panel header on this motherboard is used to connect the front panel
switches and LEDs.
PWR_LED
Attach the front panel power LED cable to these two pins of the connector.
The Power LED indicates the system’s status.
System Status Power LED indicates
On
The LED is on
Off
The LED is off
S3
The LED will blink
S4
The LED is off
PW_ON
Attach the power button cable from the case to these two pins. Pressing the
power button on the front panel turns the system on and off rather than
using the onboard button.
HD_LED
Attach the hard disk drive indicator LED cable to these two pins. The HDD
indicator LED indicates the activity status of the hard disks.
RESET
Attach the Reset switch cable from the front panel of the case to these two
pins. The system restarts when the RESET switch is pressed.
Header Pin
Signal
HD_LED
1 HD_PWR
3 HD
Active
PWRLED
2 PWR
LED+
4 PWR
LED-
RESET
5 Ground
7 RST
BTN
PWRSW
6 PWR
BTN
8 Ground
No Connect
9
+5V
Empty 10
Empty
