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

This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

P5RD1-VM

PWR LED PWR BTN

PLED+ PLED-

PWR GND

F_PANEL

 

HDLED+ HDLED-

Ground Reset

HDLED RESET

*Requires an ATX power supply.

P5RD1-VM System panel connector

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

•Power/Soft-off button (Black 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.

•System Power LED connector (2-pin PWRLED)

This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.

•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.

•Hard disk drive activity (Red 2-pin IDELED)

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.

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