System Panel Connector - Asus P4S800-MX SE User Manual

11. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL)
This connector accommodates several system front panel functions.
P4S800-MX SE System panel connector
The system panel connector is color-coded for easy connection. Refer to the
connector description below for details.
• System power LED (Green 3-pin PLED)
This 3-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 (Red 2-pin IDE_LED)
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.
• System warning speaker (Orange 4-pin SPEAKER)
This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The
speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.
• ATX power button/soft-off button (Yellow 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.
• 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.
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PLED SPEAKER
PANEL
RESET
IDE_LED
PWRSW
Requires an ATX power supply.
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