Asus A8V-VM User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

11. System panel connector (0-1 pin PANEL)

This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

The sytem panel connector is color-coded for easy connection. Refer to

the connector description below for details.

• Power LED (Green 3-pin PLED)

This 3-pin connector is for the Power LED. Connect the 3-pin power

LED cable from the system chassis to this connector. The LED lights

up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is

in sleep mode.

• System warning speaker (Orange 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.

• Hard disk drive activity LED (Red -pin IDELED)

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

Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or flashes

when data is read from or written to the HDD.

• ATX power button/soft-off button (Yellow -pin PWRSW)

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 BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for

more than four seconds turns the system OFF.

• Reset button (Blue -pin RESET)

This -pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for

system reboot without turning off the system power(ATX power).

A8V-VM System Panel Connector

A8V-VM

R

*

Requires an ATX power supply.

PANEL

PLED-

PWR

+5V

Speaker

Ground

RESET

Ground

Reset

Ground Ground

PWRSW

PLED+

IDE_LED-

IDE_LED+

IDE_LED

PLED

SPEAKER

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