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Front panel connections
The following are all connectors situated along the front edge of the motherboard. They are
often connected to buttons and LED’s situated on the front panel.
Figure 3.
Front panel connectors
A- Hard Disk L.E.D. Connector
This goes to the Hard Disk L.E.D. on the front panel, which lights up when the IDE Hard Disk is
in use.
B - Reset switch connector
When these pins are shorted, it will cause the computer to perform a cold reboot.
C - Power L.E.D.
This attaches to the power L.E.D on the front panel, to display if the computer is active or not.
D- Power On/Off
When these pins are shorted it turns the computer on and off.
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