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5) SATA3 0/1/2/3 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA
1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device.
1
1
SATA3
3 1
2 0
6) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header)
Connect the power switch, reset switch, and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according
to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.
10
PW-
Power Switch
PW+
PLED-
Power LED
PLED+
2
• PLED (Power LED, Yellow):
Connects to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED is on
System Status LED
when the system is operating. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep
S0
On
state or powered off (S5).
S3/S4/S5
Off
• PW (Power Switch, Red):
Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may configure the way to turn off your system
using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Chipset," for more information).
• HD (Hard Drive Activity LED, Blue):
Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the hard drive is
reading or writing data.
• RES (Reset Switch, Green):
Connects 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.
• NC (Purple): No connection.
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 and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header,
make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly.
Pin No. Definition
1
7
2
3
7
4
5
6
7
9
NC
RES+
Reset Switch
RES-
HD-
Hard Drive
HD+
Activity LED
1
- 12 -
GND
TXP
TXN
GND
RXN
RXP
GND
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