EVGA X299 FTW-K User Manual page 20

EVGA X299 FTW - K (142-SX-E297)
23. RGB Backlit Panels
These panels sit on top of other components, such as heatsink, and provide
RGB LED lighting. These panels connect to the RGB Headers (component
#5) and provide stylized backlighting which can be controlled in EVGA
ELEET-X.
These RBG Headers are ONLY to be used for the included/preattached RBG
covers, not a 3 party RGB device.
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24. 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 cases
may have two headers on one cable strand: one labeled HD Audio, and one
labeled AC'97 – this header is not compatible with AC'97.
25. 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, U.2 port, and/or the
M.2 Key-M SSD's.
26. S/PDIF Out
S/PDIF is used for audio pass-through, which is used on some older video
cards, video capture cards, and some older generation devices. This port is not
widely used now, but is here in case a legacy item requires the connector. Most
of the audio data is pushed through the bus now, and does not require an
external cable. NOTE: This is a S/PDIF Out connector, and cannot operate to
record data from an external device.
27. Removable BIOS Chip
The ability to remove and replace the BIOS 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
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