Onboard Leds; System Panel Connector - Asus H81M-CT Manual

12. System panel connector (10-1 pin PANEL)
This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.
H81M-CT
H81M-CT System panel connector
• System power LED (2-pin PWR_LED)
This 2-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 HDD_LED)
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 PWR_BTN)
This connector is for the system power button.
• 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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Onboard LEDs

1. Standby Power LED
The motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to indicate that the
system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should
shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any
motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED.
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H81M-CT Onboard LED
ASUS H81M-CT
F_PANEL
+PWR LED PWR BTN
PIN 1
+HDD_LED RESET
SB_PWR
ON OFF
Standby Power Powered Off
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