Chapter 2

Additional I/O Connectors

The Mainboard also contains connectors for adding additional ports and devices to the Mainboard.

J43: Front Panel Switch Header

Reset Button

- HDD +

-ACPI +

Power on

- SPEAKER +

- Power LED +

Reset Button (2-pin RST)

This 2-pin connector connects to the chassis-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without turning your power switch off and on. This is a preferred method of rebooting your system to prolong the life of your system’s power supply.

Hard Disk Activity LED (2-pin HDD_LED)

This connector supplies power to the chassis’s HDD/IDE activity LED. Read and Write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the front panel LED to light up.

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IBM DJ800 user manual Additional I/O Connectors, J43 Front Panel Switch Header, Reset Button 2-pin RST