Asus A7N8X-E •Reset Switch Lead (Blue 2-pinRESET), •Keyboard Lock Lead (Brown 2-pinKEYLOCK), •System Power LED Lead (Green 3-1pin PLED)

15.System panel connector (20-pin CTRL_PANEL1)

This connector accommodates several system front panel functions.

	Keyboard Lock		Speaker
	Power LED		Connector
				Ground Ground Speaker
	PLED+	PLED- Keylock Ground	+5V
A7N8X-E	IDE LED+	IDE LED-	PWR GND	Reset Ground
				Reset SW

IDE_LED

ATX Power

Switch*

* Requires an ATX power supply.

A7N8X-E System Panel Connectors

•System Power LED Lead (Green 3-1 pin PLED)

This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.

•Keyboard Lock Lead (Brown 2-pin KEYLOCK)

This 2-pin connector connects to a chassis-mounted switch to allow the use of the keyboard lock feature.

•System Warning Speaker Lead (Orange 4-pin SPKR)

This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker and allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.

•Reset Switch Lead (Blue 2-pin RESET)

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the system power.

•ATX Power Switch / Soft-Off Switch Lead (Yellow 2-pin PWRBTN)

This connector connects a switch that controls the system power. Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP, or ON and SOFT OFF, depending on the BIOS or OS settings. Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system OFF.

•Hard disk activity LED (Red 2-pin IDE_LED)

This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED. Any read or write activity of an IDE device cause this LED to light up.

The System Panel connector is color-coded for easy and foolproof connection. Take note of the specific connector colors as described.

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