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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.
11)  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.
12)  F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)
 ThefrontpanelaudioheadersupportsHighDenitionaudio(HD).Youmayconnectyourchassisfront
panel audio module to this header. Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the 
pin assignments of the motherboard header. Incorrect connection between the module connector and 
the motherboard header will make the device unable to work or even damage it.
Some chassis provide a front panel audio module that has separated connectors on each wire 
instead of a single plug. For information about connecting the front panel audio module that has 
different wire assignments, please contact the chassis manufacturer.
F_USB30
F_U
B_ 
F_  F_ 
_
B
BS_
B
SB_
B
_S
S_
_
B
_U
_
B
 
S  
 
123
 
123
 
123
 
123
1
1
1
1
BSS
S
_S 
SSU
 
1 2 3 4 5
 S3
BSSS
U
 __ 3
F_USB3F
S  _
S  _
S  _
SF
B_
B_
F
_0
S
S
_0F
_F
_
_
__B
U
S  _S
_
SF_
B 
USB0_B
B_
B_
F_USB3
F_USB303
_
_3U
S_
9 1
10 2
Pin No. Denition Pin No. Denition
1 MIC2_L 6 Sense
2 GND 7 FAUDIO_JD
3 MIC2_R 8 No Pin
4 NC 9 LINE2_L
5 LINE2_R 10 Sense
System Status LED
S0 On
S3/S4/S5 Off
 • PW (Power Switch):
  Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may 
congure thewayto turnoff your system usingthepowerswitch
(refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Settings\Platform Power," 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.
 • PLED/PWR_LED (Power LED):
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).
 • HD (Hard Drive Activity LED):
  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):
  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 removed. This function requires a chassis with a chassis intrusion switch/sensor.
 • NC: No connection.
Power LED
DEBUG 
PORT
G.QBOFM
1
2
19
20
CI-
CI+
PWR_LED-
PWR_LED+
PLED-
PW-
SPEAK+
SPEAK-
PLED+
PW+
Power LED
HD-
RES+
HD+
RES-
Hard Drive 
Activity LED
Reset 
Switch
Chassis Intrusion 
Header
Power Switch
Speaker
PWR_LED-
NC
NC
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