EVGA X299 DARK Owner's Manual page 23

EVGA X299 DARK (151-SX-E299)
key that will unlock advanced RAID functions, such as RAID5. SATA RAID
does not require a VROC key.
At the time of print, VROC will work with many SSDs, but is only bootable
with Intel SSDs. VROC is only compatible with Core
®
CPUs.
25. Front Panel Audio Connector
This is a motherboard header, which is used to plug in the audio cable
originating from most PC chassis to allow audio to be recorded from or played
through the audio connectors on the chassis. This header has a connector that
looks similar to USB2 and will use the standard "HD Audio" jack. Some
systems may have two headers: one labeled HD Audio, and one labeled
AC'97 – this header is not compatible with AC'97.
26. Front Panel Connectors
The Front panel connectors are the four main chassis connections. These
include the Power Switch, Power LED, Reset Switch, and HDD LED. The
Power and Reset switches are both designed to use "Momentary Switches,"
rather than "Latching Switches," which means the connection between the two
posts needs to be made just briefly for it to work, as opposed to being held in
place. This is why the Power and Reset switches can be triggered with a screw
driver by simultaneously touching the + and - posts.
Power LED will power on with the system, indicating the system is on and can
blink with CPU activity.
HDD LED will blink during access to the SATA ports; this is not activated for
M.2 SSDs.
27. Removable BIOS1 Chip
The ability to remove and replace the BIOS1 chip without requiring special
tools is a key feature on many of our boards, by adding a level of protection
against BIOS failures, bad BIOS flashes, BIOS corruption, etc. This feature also
allows EVGA to work with end-users if something happens to render the BIOS
chip unusable or a BIOS update is needed for CPU compatibility; rather than
replacing the whole board, Customer Support can send a pre-flashed BIOS chip
to get you up and running without requiring the end-user to send in the
motherboard. Please see the walkthrough on Page 130 for further information.
28. BIOS Selector Switch
This switch toggles between physical BIOS chips. This board has 2 BIOS chips
as a permanent fixture, and the other is a replaceable chip listed above. Each
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