MSI K9N Neo Series Manual page 15

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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
Power
LED
Switch
2
JFP1
1
HDD
Reset
LED Switch
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 Connector (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 SPDIF_In
10 7
9 8
Connected to USB
connector
Connected to 1394
connector (with fool-
proof design)
Connected to SPDIF-out/
SPDIF-in connector
GND
SPDIF_in
VCC
Installation Guide
Power LED
1
JFP2
2
Speaker
USB 2.0 Bracket
(Optional)
IEEE1394 Bracket
(Optional)
SPDIF Bracket (Optional)
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