10.System panel connector (20-pin PANEL)This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

M2N-E SLI

PA NEL

SPEAKER

Speaker

PWR

RESET PWRSW

 

Ground

 

 

Ground

Reset

 

 

Ground

 

 

 

+5V

Ground

 

PLED

PLED-

IDE_LED-

IDE_LED

PLED+

 

IDE_LED+

 

* Requires an ATX power supply

M2N-E SLI System Panel ConnectorSystem power LED (2-pin PLED)

This 2-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 LED (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.

System warning speaker (4-pin SPEAKER)

This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.

ATX power button/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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