32 chapter 2: hardware information – Asus Motherboard P5MT-S User Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

15. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1)

This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

• System power LED (Green 3-pin PLED)

This 3-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.

• Message LED (Brown 2-pin MLED)

This connector is for the message LED cable that connects to

the front message LED. The message LED indicates the booting

status. The LED blinks when the system is in the boot process

until the operating system is loaded.

• Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pin IDE_LED)

This 2-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.

• 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.

• ATX power button/soft-off button (Light Green 2-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 while the system is ON

turns the system OFF.

• Reset button (Blue 2-pin RESET)

This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for

system reboot without turning off the system power.

The system panel connector is color-coded for easy connection.

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