System Panel Connector - Asus Motherboard A8V-XE User Manual

11. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL)
This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.
A8V-XE
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A8V-XE System Panel Connector
The sytem panel connector is color-coded for easy connection. Refer to
the connector description below for details.
• Power LED (Green 3-pin PLED)
This 3-pin connector is for the Power LED. Connect the 3-pin power
LED cable from the system chassis to this connector. The LED lights
up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is
in sleep mode.
• 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.
• Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pin IDELED)
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.
• 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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