Asus P5GD2 System warning speaker (Orange, •Reset button (Blue 2-pinRESET), •System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED), •Power/Soft-offbutton (Yellow 2-pinPWR)

14 . System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1)

This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

	PLED
P5GD2	PLED+	PLED-
	PANEL1
	IDE LED+	IDE LED-

IDE_LED

SPEAKER

+5V	Ground Ground	Speaker
PWR Ground	Reset	Ground

RESET PWR

P5GD2 System panel connector * Requires an ATX power supply.

The sytem panel connector is color-coded for easy connection. Refer to the connector description below for details.

•System power LED (Green 3-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 (Red 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 (Orange 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.

•Power/Soft-off button (Yellow 2-pin PWR)

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 (Blue 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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