MSI 975X Platinum Series User Manual page 16

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Front Panel Connectors
These two front panel connectors are used for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant
®
with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
Power
LED
2
JFP1
1
HDD
LED
9
Front USB 2.0 Connector (Yellow)
USB 2.0 technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than
USB 1.1, and is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3
players, printers, modems and the like.
1 2
VCC
VCC
USB0- USB1-
USB0+ USB1+
GND
GND
Key (no pin)
USBOC
10
9
Important
Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage.
10
IEEE 1394 Connectors (Green)
The 1394 pin header allows you to connect IEEE 1394 ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket.
1 2
TPA+
TPA-
Ground Ground
TPB+ TPB-
Cable power
Cable power
Key (no pin)
Ground
9 10
11
SPDIF-Out Connector/ SPDIF-In Connector
These two connectors are used to connect SPDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect Format) interface for digital audio
transmission.
GND
SPDIF_out
VCC
SPDIF_Out
En-8
Power
Switch
10
9
Reset
Switch
Connected to USB
connector
Connected to 1394
connector (with fool-
proof design)
GND
SPDIF_in
VCC
SPDIF_In
Power LED
7
1
8
2
Speaker
USB 2.0 Bracket
Connected to SPDIF-out/
SPDIF-in connector
SPDIF Bracket (Optional)
JFP2
(Optional)
IEEE1394 Bracket
(Optional)