7) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header)
Connect the power switch, reset switch, and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according
to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.
System Status LED
S0
On
S3/S4/S5
Off
•
PW
(Power Switch, Red):
Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may configure
the way to turn off your system using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2,
"BIOS Setup," "Chipset," for more information).
•
HD
(Hard Drive Activity LED, Blue):
Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED
is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.
•
PLED
(Power LED, Yellow):
Connects to the power status indicator on the
chassis front panel. The LED is on when the
system is operating. The LED is off when the
system is in S3/S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).
The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power
switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED and etc. When connecting your chassis
front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments
are matched correctly.
1
2
9
10
NC
PLED-
PW-
PLED+
PW+
HD-
RES+
HD+
RES-
Power Switch
Hard Drive
Activity LED
Reset Switch
Power LED
•
RES
(Reset Switch, Green):
Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer
if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.
•
NC
(Purple): No connection.
8) VGA_CONN (D-Sub Port Header)
This header can be used to connect a D-Sub monitor by an adapter.
Pin No.
Definition
Pin No.
Definition
1
VGA_R
6
GND
2
GND
7
HSYNC
3
VGA_G
8
VSYNC
4
GND
9
VGA_SCL
5
VGA_B
10
VGA_SDA
1
2
9
10
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