2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these
headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause
permanent damage to the motherboard.
System Panel Header
(9-pin PANEL1)
(see p.1, No. 21)
PWRBTN (Power Switch):
Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may conigure the way to turn
of your system using the power switch.
RESET (Reset Switch):
Connect 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.
PLED (System Power LED):
Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. he LED is on when the
system is operating. he LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1/S3 sleep state. he
LED is of when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered of (S5).
HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):
Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. he LED is on when the
hard drive is reading or writing data.
he front panel design may difer by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power
switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connect-
ing your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the
pin assignments are matched correctly.
Power LED Header
(3-pin PLED1)
(see p.1, No. 19)
PLED+
PLED-
PWRBTN#
GND
1
GND
RESET#
GND
HDLED-
HDLED+
1
PLED-
PLED+
PLED+
X99 Extreme6/3.1
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.
Please connect the chassis
power LED to this header
to indicate the system's
power status.
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