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Chapter 2: Installation
NEX 883 User Manual
Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status
indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin as-
signments below. Note the positive and negative pins before
connecting the cables.
PWRBTN (Power Switch):
Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You
may configure the way to turn off your system using the power
switch.
RESET (Reset Switch):
Connect 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.
PLED (System Power LED):
Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel.
The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps
blinking when the sys-tem is in S1/S3 sleep state. The LED is off
when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).
HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):
Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel.
The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.
The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel mod-
ule mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED,
hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your
chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire
assignments and the pin assign-ments are matched correctly.
SATA2_2
SATA2_3
SATA2 Connectors
(SATA2_2: see p.8, No. 24)
(SATA2_3: see p.8, No. 25)
These two Serial ATA2 (SATA2) connectors support SATA data cables for
internal storage devices. The current SATA2 interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
SATA3_0
SATA3_1
SATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_1: see p.8, No. 26)
(SATA3_0: see p.8, No. 27)
These two Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connectors support SATA data cables for
internal storage devices. The current SATA3 interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
