Onboard Headers And Connectors - ASROCK GENOAD8X-2T/BCM User Manual

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these
headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause
permanent damage to the motherboard.
System Panel Header
(9-pin PANEL1)
(see p.6, No. 30)
PWRBTN (Power Switch):
Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. Configure the way to turn off the-
system using the power switch.
RESET (Reset Switch):
Connect 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.
PLED (System Power LED):
Connect 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 S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).
HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):
Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the
hard drive is reading or writing data.
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 connect-
ing the chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the
pin assignments are matched correctly.
PLED+
PLED-
PWRBTN#
GND
1
GND
RESET#
GND
HDLED-
HDLED+
GENOAD8X-2T/BCM
Connect the power switch,
reset switch and system status
indicator on the chassis to
this header according to the
pin assignments. Particularly
note the positive and negative
pins before connecting the
cables.
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