Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H User Manual page 16

On the motherboard there are three length adjustment holes for the M.2 SSD. Select the proper hole
for the M.2 SSD to be installed and refasten the screw and nut.
 When installing different types of M.2 SSDs (including SATA SSDs, PCIe x4 SSDs, and PCIe x2 SSDs), be
sure to refer to the supported configurations in the tables below according to the operating mode of your
SATA controller.
Connector
SATA3_0
Type of SSD
r
SATA SSD
a
PCIe x4 SSD
a
PCIe x2 SSD
a: Supported, r: Not supported.
7) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header)
Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker, chassis intrusion switch/sensor and system status indicator
on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins
before connecting the cables.
Power LED Power Switch Speaker
2
1
Hard Drive Reset Power LED
Activity LED Switch
Chassis Intrusion
Header
• HD (Hard Drive Activity LED):
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):
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.
• CI (Chassis Intrusion Header):
Connects to the chassis intrusion switch/sensor on the chassis that can detect if the chassis cover has
been removed. This function requires a chassis with a chassis intrusion switch/sensor.
• NC: 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 assignments and the pin assignments are
matched correctly.
SATA3_1 SATA3_2
a a
a a
a a
• PLED/PWR_LED (Power LED):
System Status LED
S0 On
S3/S4/S5 Off
20
• PW (Power Switch):
19
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," for more information).
• SPEAK (Speaker):
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.
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SATA3_3 SATA3_4
a a
a a
a a
Connects to the power status indicator
on the chassis front panel. The LED is on
when the system is operating. The LED is
off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep state
or powered off (S5).
SATA3_5
a
a
a