Battery, Fpanel Front Panel Jumper | Intel GA-N680SLI-DQ6 guide

13) BATTERY

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. If you want to erase CMOS...

1. Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Gently take out the battery and put it aside for about one minute. (Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make them short for five seconds.)

3.Re-install the battery.

4.Plug the power cord in and turn on the computer.

14)F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)

Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below.

Message LED/		Speaker Connector
Power/	Power
Sleep LED	Switch

	MSG+ MSG- PW+ PW-	SPEAK+	SPEAK-
	2		20
	1		19
	HD+ HD- RES- RES+ NC
	Reset Switch
	IDE Hard Disk Active LED
MSG (Message LED/Power/Sleep LED)	Pin 1: LED anode(+)
(Yellow)	Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
PW (Power Switch)	Open: Normal
(Red)	Close: Power On/Off
SPEAK (Speaker Connector)	Pin 1: Power
(Amber)	Pin 2- Pin 3: NC
	Pin 4: Data(-)
HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED)	Pin 1: LED anode(+)
(Blue)	Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
RES (Reset Switch)	Open: Normal
(Green)	Close: Reset Hardware System
NC ( Purple)	NC

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GA-N680SLI-DQ6 specifications

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