Asus VIA VT8237, K8V-F System panel connector 20-pin PANEL1, System Power LED Lead 3-1 pin Pled

10.System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1)

This connector accommodates several system front panel functions.

K8V-F

K8V-F F_Panel Connector

Power LED Power Switch

Ground

Power Switch

Power LED-

Power LED+

F_PANEL

Reset

Ground

IDE LED-

IDE LED+

IDE_LED Reset Switch

•System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED)

This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.

•ATX Power Switch / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2-pin PWRSW)

This connector connects a switch that controls the system power. Pressing thepower switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP, or ON and SOFT OFF,depending on the BIOS or OS settings. Pressing the power switch while in theON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system OFF.

•Hard Disk Activity Lead (2- pin IDE_LED)

This 2-pin connector is for the HDD LED cable. The read or write activities of thedevice connected to any of the IDE connectors cause the IDE LED to light up.

•Reset Switch Lead (2-pin RESET)

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebootingthe system without turning off the system power.

ASUS K8V-F motherboard user guide 1-23