Gigabyte GA-F2A58-DS3 User Manual page 14

5) SATA2 0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors)
The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each
SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The AMD Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and
JBOD. Refer to Chapter 3, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array.
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6) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header)
Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker, chassis intrusion switch/sensor 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.
F_
• HD (Hard Drive Activity LED):
B S S
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.
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• RES (Reset Switch):
_S
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.
• CI (Chassis Intrusion Header):
Connects to the chassis intrusion switch/sensor on the chassis that can detect if the chassis cover has been
S removed. This function requires a chassis with a chassis intrusion switch/sensor.
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DEBUG
PORT
DEBUG
PORT
0 3
1 4
SATA2
2 5
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• A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives. If more than two hard drives
are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number.
• A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives.
• To enable hot-plugging for the SATA ports, refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Peripherals\
SATA Configuration," for more information.
Power LED Power Switch Speaker
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Hard Drive Reset
Power LED
Activity LED Switch
Chassis
Intrusion Header
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 connecting your chassis front panel
module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly.
DEBUG
PORT
DEBUG
PORT
Pin No. Definition
1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
• PLED/PWR_LED Power LED:
Connects to the power status indicator
System Status LED
on the chassis front panel. The LED is
S0 On
on when the system is operating. The
S3/S4/S5 Off
LED is off when the system is in S3/
S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).
• PW (Power Switch):
F_
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," "Power Management,"
for more information).
• SPEAK (Speaker):
Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel. The system
reports system startup status by issuing a beep code. One single
short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system
startup.
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B
S B_
B
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S_
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B S_
B