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

This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

PWR LED PWR BTN

P5KPL-AM SE

PLED+-

PLEDPWRGND

F_PANEL PIN 1

_IDE LED_IDE LED+-GroundReset

HD_LED RESET

P5KPL-AM SE System panel connector

•System power LED (2-pin PWRLED)

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 +HDLED)

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.

•ATX power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWRBTN)

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.

9.Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD)

These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card.

CD

P5KPL-AM SE

Channel

GND GND Channel

Right Audio

Left Audio

P5KPL-AM SE Internal audio connector

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