User`s manual

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Installation
Reset Switch Header (Pins 5, and 7)
This connector supports the front panel case-mounted reset button. It is advised that the reset
switch be used for rebooting the system in order to extend the life of the system’s power
supply.
HDD LED Header (Pins 1, and 3)
The motherboard supports one 2-pin header for connecting to front Panel Hard Disk activity
LED indicator.
Sleep Switch Header (Pins 10, and 12)
When the APM (Advanced Power Management) feature is enabled in the system BIOS and
the operating system’s APM driver is loaded, the system can enter the sleep (standby) mode
in one of the following ways:
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Optional front panel sleep/resume button
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Prolonged system inactivity using the BIOS inactivity timer feature
The 2-pin header supports a front panel sleep/resume switch, which must be a momentary
SPST type that is normally open
Power Switch Header (Pins 6, and 8)
This connector supports the ATX case-mounted Power Switch, which in turn supports System
Suspend function. When the BIOS sets the Power Button function to “Suspend”, the system
can be set to the suspended mode once you push the power switch for no longer than 4
seconds. If the power switch is pushed down for over 4 seconds, the system will be totally
powered off. When this BIOS setting sets to “Instant-off”, then Power Switch function work
as a regular power switch.
Power LED Header (Pins 2, and 4)
This header can be connected to a 2-color LED that will light yellow or green when the
computer is in “Suspend” or “Normal” operation.