User's Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

• System power LED (2-pin +PWR_LED-)

This2-pinconnectorisforthesystempowerLED.ConnectthechassispowerLED

cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system

power,andblinkswhenthesystemisinsleepmode.

• Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin +HDD_LED-)

This2-pinconnectorisfortheHDDActivityLED.ConnecttheHDDActivityLEDcable

tothisconnector.TheHDDLEDlightsuporasheswhendataisreadfromorwritten

totheHDD.

• System warning speaker (4-pin SPEAKER)

This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The speaker

allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.

• ATX power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWR_SW)

This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the

system on or puts the system in sleep or soft-off mode depending on the operating

system settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the

system is ON turns the system OFF.

• Reset button (2-pin RESET)

This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without

turning off the system power.

9. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL)

Thisconnectorsupportsseveralchassis-mountedfunctions.

Z97-K

System panel connector

PIN 1

* Requires an ATX power supply

+PWR_LED- SPEAKER

PWR_LED+

PWR_LED-

+5V

Ground

Speaker

HDD_LED+

HDD_LED-

PWR

Ground

Reset

Ground

PANEL

+HDD_LED- PWR_SW RESET