Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3LR user manual FPANEL Front Panel Header

11) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header)

Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker and system status indicator on the chassis front panel to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.

Message/Power/ Sleep LED

Power Switch

Speaker

	MSG+		PW+
							SPEAK+	SPEAK-
		MSG-
					PW-
2
1
		HD-		RES+
	HD+					NC
			RES-
Hard Drive					Reset
Activity LED				Switch

•MSG (Message/Power/Sleep LED, Yellow):

System Status	LED	Connects to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The
		LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when
S0	On
		the system is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in
S1	Blinking
S3/S4/S5	Off	S3/S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).

•PW (Power Switch, Red):

Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management Setup," for more information).

•SPEAK (Speaker, Orange):

Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel. The system reports system startup status by issuing a beep code. One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup. If a problem is detected, the BIOS may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the problem. Refer to Chapter 5, "Troubleshooting," for information about beep codes.

•HD (Hard Drive Activity LED, Blue)

Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.

•RES (Reset Switch, Green):

Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.

•NC (Purple): No connection

The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assign- ments and the pin assignments are matched correctly.

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