Front panel connector (cn15) – Kontron KISS 2U PCI 762 User Manual

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9. Jumpers and Connectors

PCI 762 – User’s Guide (Version 1.0)

9.3.9. Front Panel Connector (CN15)

Power LED

This 3-pin connector denoted as Pin 1 and Pin 5 connects the system power LED indicator to such a switch on the case.
Pin 1 is assigned as +, and Pin 5 as -. The Power LED lights up when the system is powered ON. Pin 3 is defined as GND.

External Speaker and Internal Buzzer Connector

Pin 2, 4, 6 and 8 can be connected to the case-mounted speaker unit or internal buzzer. While connecting the CPU card
to an internal buzzer, please short pins 2-4; while connecting to an external speaker, you need to set pins 2-4 to Open
and connect the speaker cable to pin 8 (+) and pin 2 (-).

ATX Power On/Off Button

This 2-pin connector denoted as Pin 9 and 10 connects the front panel’s ATX power button to the CPU card, which
allows users to control ATX power supply to be power on/off.

System Reset Switch

Pin 11 and 12 can be connected to the case-mounted reset switch that reboots your computer instead of turning OFF
the power switch. It is a better way to reboot your system for a longer life of the system’s power supply.

HDD Activity LED

This connection is linked to hard drive activity LED on the control panel. LED flashes when HDD is being accessed. Pin
13 and 14 connect the hard disk drive to the front panel HDD LED, Pin 13 assigned as -, and Pin 14 as +.

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