12 . System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL)

This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

A8N-SLI

PLED PWRSW

PLED+ PLED-

PWR GND

 

F_PANEL

 

 

IDE LED+ IDE LED-

Ground Reset

NC

IDE_LED RESET

*Requires an ATX power supply.

A8N-SLI System panel connector

•System power LED (2-pin PLED)

This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.

•Hard disk drive activity (2-pin IDE_LED)

This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD.

•Power/Soft-off button (2-pin PWRSW)

This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system ON or puts the system in SLEEP or SOFT-OFF mode depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF.

•Reset button (2-pin RESET)

This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power.

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