Asus Z170-E Manual page 43

11. System panel connector (10-1 pin PANEL)
This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.
• System power LED (2-pin or 3-pin PLED)
The 2-pin or 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power
LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the
system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.
• Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDLED)
This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable
to this connector. The HDD LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written
to the HDD.
• ATX power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWRBTN)
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 operating
system settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the
system is ON turns the system OFF.
• Reset button (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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