Front Panel Header - Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI User Manual

8) 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.
• PLED (Power LED, Yellow):
System Status LED
S0 On
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," "Power Management," 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, 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.
Hardware Installation
Power Switch
Power LED
PLED+
Connects to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED
is on when the system is operating. The LED is off when the system is in S3/
S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).
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NC
PW- RES+
Reset Switch
PW+
RES-
PLED- HD-
Hard Drive
HD+
Activity LED
2
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