Gigabyte Comprehensive Guide to the F_PANEL Connections on the GA-M68MT Motherboards

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8)F_PANEL (Front Panel Header)

Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker, chassis intrusion switch/sensor 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.

Message/Power/ Sleep LED

Power Switch

Speaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSG+ MSG

 

 

-PW

 

 

SPEAK+

-SPEAK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

- PW+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HD-

 

 

 

RES+

 

CI+

PWR+

PWR-

 

 

HD+

 

 

RES-

 

 

 

 

 

CI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hard Drive

 

 

 

Reset

 

 

 

 

 

Power LED

 

Activity LED

 

 

 

Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chassis Intrusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Header

 

 

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MSG/PWR (Message/Power/Sleep LED, Yellow/Purple):

 

 

Connects to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED

System Status

LED

S0

On

is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the sys-

S1

Blinking

tem is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep

S3/S4/S5

Off

state or powered off (S5).

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," "Power Management Setup," for more information).

SPEAK (Speaker, Orange):

Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel. The system reports system startup status by is- suing a beep code. One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup. If a problem is detected, the BIOS may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the problem.

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.

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.

CI (Chassis Intrusion Header, Gray):

Connects to the chassis intrusion switch/sensor on the chassis that can detect if the chassis cover has been removed. This function requires a chassis with a chassis intrusion switch/sensor.

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, 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.

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Hardware Installation

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Contents GA-M68MT-D3P GA-M68MT-S2P Motherboard Identifying Your Motherboard Revision CopyrightDisclaimer Table of Contents GA-M68MT-D3P/GA-M68MT-S2P Motherboard Layout Box ContentsPCIe CLK 100 MHz PCI Express PCI Express Bus Realtek Dual Bios IT8720 COM Port LPT PortRJ45 PCI CLK 33 MHzInstallation Precautions Hardware InstallationProduct Specifications Support for DualBIOS Use of licensed Award BiosPnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM Bios 2.4, Acpi 1.0b 16 Mbit flashInstalling the CPU Installing the CPU and CPU CoolerInstalling the Memory Back Panel Connectors Installing an Expansion CardDual Channel Memory Configuration PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse PortUSB 2.0/1.1 Port Sub PortRJ-45 LAN Port Line In Jack BlueSATA20/1/2/3 Internal ConnectorsGND LPT Parallel Port Header CPUFAN/SYSFAN Fan HeadersFUSB1/FUSB2/FUSB3 USB Headers SATA20/1/2/3 Sata 3Gb/s ConnectorsDrives, for instructions on configuring a RAID array Fpanel Front Panel Header MSG/PWR Message/Power/Sleep LED, Yellow/PurpleState or powered off S5 Clrcmos Clearing Cmos Jumper Faudio Front Panel Audio HeaderBAT Battery Following screens may appear when the computer boots Sample Bios Version GA-M68MT-S2P D1Bios Setup Startup ScreenMemory Clock MB Intelligent TweakerM.I.TSet Memory Clock RAS to CAS R/W Delay Dram Configuration1T/2T Command Timing TwTr Command DelayStandard Cmos Features Time hhmmss Date mmddyyIDE Channel 0, 1, 2, 3 Master Halt OnAdvanced Bios Features Password Check First/Second/Third Boot DeviceAway Mode HDD S.M.A.R.T. CapabilityIntegrated Peripherals Parallel Port Mode Onboard LAN Boot ROMECP Mode Use DMA Onboard Audio FunctionPME Event Wake Up Power Management SetupModem Ring On USB Resume from SuspendHpet Mode Note Power-On by AlarmPower On By Mouse Power On By KeyboardPC Health Status PnP/PCI ConfigurationsSystem/CPU Warning Temperature Load Fail-Safe DefaultsCPU Smart FAN Mode CPU/SYSTEM FAN Fail WarningSet Supervisor/User Password Load Optimized DefaultsExit Without Saving Save & Exit SetupConfiguring the Onboard Sata Controller Installing Chipset DriversConfiguring Sata Hard Drives Configuring RAID set in RAID Bios Installing the Sata RAID Driver and Operating SystemInstalling Windows XP Installing Windows 7/VistaAppendix Appendix Appendix Contact Us Gigabyte Global Service System