Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components
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Connecting the Front Panel Header
Before connecting the front panel header, observe the precautions in “Before You Begin” on
page 21. Figure 10, C on page 30 shows the location of the front panel header.
Table 4 shows the pin assignments for the front panel header.
Table 4. Front Panel Header (J9G1)
Pin Signal In/Out Description Pin Signal In/Out Description
Hard Drive Activity LED Power LED
1 HD_PWR Out Hard disk LED pull-
up (330 Ω) to +5 V
2 HDR_BLNK_GRN Out Front panel green
LED
3 HDA# Out Hard disk active LED 4 HDR_BLNK_YEL Out Front panel yellow
LED
Reset Switch On/Off Switch
5 Ground Ground 6 SWITCH_ON# In Power switch
7 FP_RESET# In Reset switch 8 Ground Ground
9 +5 V Out Power 10 N/C Not connected
Installing a Front Panel Audio Solution
Figure 10, A on page 30 shows the location of the front panel audio header.
Table 5 shows the pin assignments for the front panel audio header.
Table 5. Front Panel Audio Header Signal Names (J8A1)
Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name
1 AUD-MIC 2 AUD-GND
3 AUD-MIC-BIAS 4 AUD-VCC
5 AUD-FPOUT-R 6 AUD-RET-R
7 HP-ON 8 KEY
9 AUD-FPOUT-L 10 AUD-RET-L
To install the cable that connects the front panel audio solution to the front panel audio header,
follow these steps:
1. Observe the precautions in “Before You Begin” on page 21.
2. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer. Turn off the computer and
disconnect the AC power cord.
3. Remove the cover.
4. Locate the front panel audio header (J8A1), see Figure 10, A on page 30.
5. Remove the two jumpers from the header to disable the back panel audio connectors.
6. Install a correctly keyed and shielded front panel audio cable.
7. Connect the audio cable to the front panel audio solution.
8. Replace the cover.