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Asus Motherboard P5GC-MX User Manual

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11. System panel connector (20-8 pin F_PANEL)

This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

• System power LED (2-pin PWRLED)

This 2-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.

• Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDLED)

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.

• ATX power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWRBTN)

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 (2-pin RESET)

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

system reboot without turning off the system power.

P5GC-MX

R

P5GC-MX System Panel Connector

F_PANEL

Ground

PLED-

PWR

PLED+

GND

Reset

IDELED+

IDELED-

HD

LE

D

RESET

PWR LED

PWR BTN