ASRock 960GC-GS FX User Manual

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controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the
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Motherboard Layout

ATXP WR1

AMD

760G

Chipset

PCI 1

LAN

AUDIO
CODEC

1

CLRCMOS1

CPU_FAN1

HD_AUDIO 1

1

RoH S

16Mb
BIOS

AMD

SB710

Chipse t

USB4_5

1

PCIE 2

96 0GC -G S FX

Top:

LINE I N

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

MIC IN

PS2

Mouse

PS2

Keyb oard

USB 2. 0
T: USB0
B: USB 1

Top:
RJ-45

USB 2.0
T:U SB2
B: USB3

FS B80 0

DDR II_1 ( 64 bit , 240 -pin m odul e)

DDR 3_A1 ( 64 bit , 240 -pin m odul e)

COM 1

ATX12V1

AM 2/ AM 3/ AM3+

SATAII_1 (PORT0)

CI1

1

XF ast RAM

X

Fas t U SB

XF ast LAN

PCIE 1

PCI 2

FS B80 0

DDR II_2 ( 64 bit , 240 -pin m odul e)

DDR 3_B1 ( 64 bit , 240 -pin m odul e)

VGA 1

IDE1

FLOPP Y1

CD1

SPDIF_O UT1

1

1

LPT1

IR1

1

HDLED RESE T

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB6_7

1

USB8_9

1

PWR_FAN1

CHA_FAN1

SATAII_2 (PORT1)

SATAII_3 (PORT2)

SATAII_4 (PORT3)

SATAII_5 (PORT4)

SATAII_6 (PORT5)

SPEAKER1

1

7

8

9

10

14

16

1112

13

17

19

20

2122

23 18

15

25

2

3

4

6

5

1

27

24

26

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1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 14 SATA2 Connector (SATAII_1 (PORT 0))
2 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots 15 SATA2 Connector (SATAII_2 (PORT 1))
(Dual Channel: DDRII_1, DDRII_2) 16 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9)
3 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 17 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)
(Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) 18 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)
4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 19 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
5 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 20 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
6 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1) 21 Infrared Module Header (IR1)
7 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 22 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)
8 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 23 Print Port Header (LPT1)
9 SATA2 Connector (SATAII_6 (PORT 5)) 24 SPDIF Out Connector (SPDIF_OUT1)
10 SATA2 Connector (SATAII_5 (PORT 4)) 25 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
11 SATA2 Connector (SATAII_4 (PORT 3)) 26 Internal Audio Connector (CD1)
12 SATA2 Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT 2)) 27 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)
13 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

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I/O

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BAT TERY

CMO S

I/O Panel

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10

1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
* 2 LAN RJ-45 Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
3 Line In (Light Blue) 8 D-Sub Port
** 4 Front Speaker (Lime) 9 COM Port
5 Microphone (Pink) 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED
indications.

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

LAN Port LED Indications

89

2

7

6

ACT/LINK
LED

SPEED
LED

Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection

LAN Port

3

4

5

** To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel audio header. Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi-Streaming.
For Windows® XP:

After restarting your computer, you will nd “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer

ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH” or

“4CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to use Rear Speaker
and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio. Then
reboot your system.
For Windows® 8 / 7 / VistaTM:
After restarting your computer, please double-click “Realtek HD Audio Manager” on the

system tray. Set “Speaker Conguration” to “Quadraphonic” or “Stereo”. Click “Device

advanced settings”, choose “Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio
streams simultaneously”, and click “ok”. Then reboot your system.

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1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock 960GC-GS FX motherboard, a reliable moth­erboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers
excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to
quality and endurance.

This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-by-

step installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found
in the user manual presented in the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS software might

be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without
notice. In case any modications of this manual occur, the updated ver­sion will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may

nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as

well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit

our website for specic information about the model you are using.

www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock 960GC-GS FX Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor)
ASRock 960GC-GS FX Quick Installation Guide
ASRock 960GC-GS FX Support CD
2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
1 x I/O Panel Shield

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ASRock Reminds You...

To get better performance in Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM
/ VistaTM 64-bit, it is recommended to set the BIOS option in Storage

Conguration to AHCI mode. For the BIOS setup, please refer to the “User

Manual” in our support CD for details.

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1.2 Specications

Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor
CPU - Support for Socket AM3+ processors (see CAUTION 1)

- Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD PhenomTM II X6 /
X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 /
Sempron processors

- Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD PhenomTM
FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core /
Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor

- Supports 8-Core CPU

- Supports AMD OverDriveTM with ACC feature (Advanced
Clock Calibration)

- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology

- FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s)

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology

- Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology
Chipset - Northbridge: AMD 760G

- Southbridge: AMD SB710
Memory - Dual Channel DDR3/DDR2 Memory Technology

- 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots

- Support DDR3 1866(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066 non-ECC,
un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 2)

- Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 3)

- 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots

- Supports DDR2 1066/800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buffered
memory

- Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 3)
Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE2 @ x16 mode)

- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

- 2 x PCI slots
Graphics - Integrated AMD Radeon 3000 graphics

- DX10 class iGPU, Pixel Shader 4.0

- Max. shared memory 512MB

- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @
60Hz

Audio - 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)
LAN - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

- Realtek RTL8111G

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

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- Supports LAN Cable Detection

- Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet 802.3az

- Supports PXE
Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x Serial Port: COM1

- 1 x D-Sub Port

- 4 x USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)

- HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Storage - 6 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

Connector - 1 x ATA 133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x Print Port header

- 1 x Chassis Intrusion header

- 1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin)

- 1 x Chassis Fan connector (3-pin)

- 1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin)

- 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector

- 1 x 4 pin 12V power connector

- 1 x CD In header

- 1 x Front panel audio connector

- 1 x SPDIF Out connector

- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
BIOS Feature - 16Mb AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- CPU, VCCM, NB Voltage Multi-adjustment
Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),
CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome
Browser and Toolbar
Hardware - CPU/Chassis Temperature Sensing
Monitor - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

- CPU Quiet Fan

- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Multi-Speed Control

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- CASE OPEN detection

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
OS - Microsoft® Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista

TM

/

VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit compliant

Certications - FCC, CE, WHQL

- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com

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WARNING

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking,
including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking
Technology, or using third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may
affect your system’s stability, or even cause damage to the components
and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and
expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by
overclocking.

CAUTION!

1. This motherboard supports CPU up to 95W. Please refer to our
website for CPU support list.

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com

2. Whether 1866/1600MHz memory speed is supported depends
on the AM3/AM3+ CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR3
1866/1600 memory module on this motherboard, please refer
to the memory support list on our website for the compatible
memory modules.

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com

3. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size
may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage un­der Windows® 8 / 7 / VistaTM / XP. For Windows® 64-bit OS with
64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

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1.3 Unique Features

ASRock OC Tuner

ASRock OC Tuner is a user-friendly overclocking tool which al-

lows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function
and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system
performance under Windows® environment. Please visit our
website for the operation procedures of ASRock OC Tuner.

ASRock Intelligent Energy Saver

Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software de-

sign, Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that
delivers unparalleled power savings. The voltage regulator can

reduce the number of output phases to improve efciency when

the CPU cores are idle. In other words, it is able to provide ex­ceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without
sacrificing computing performance. To use Intelligent Energy

Saver function, please enable Cool ‘n’ Quiet option in the BIOS

setup in advance. Please visit our website for the operation pro­cedures of Intelligent Energy Saver.

ASRock Instant Boot

ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few

seconds, provides a much more efcient way to save energy,

time, money, and improves system running speed for your sys­tem. It leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI features which normally
enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows®

to shorten boot up time. By calling S3 and S4 at specic timing

during the shutdown and startup process, Instant Boot allows
you to enter your Windows® desktop in a few seconds.

ASRock Instant Flash

ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash

ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update

system BIOS without entering operating systems rst like MS-

DOS or Windows®. With this utility, you can press the <F6> key
during the POST or the <F2> key to enter into the BIOS setup
menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and

save the new BIOS le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or

hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks

without preparing an additional oppy diskette or other

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complicated flash utility. Please be noted that the USB flash

drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le system.

ASRock OC DNA

The software name itself – OC DNA literally tells you what it is

capable of. OC DNA, an exclusive utility developed by ASRock,
provides a convenient way for the user to record the OC set­tings and share with others. It helps you to save your overclock­ing record under the operating system and simplies the compli­cated recording process of overclocking settings. With OC DNA,

you can save your OC settings as a prole and share with your
friends! Your friends then can load the OC prole to their own

system to get the same OC settings as yours! Please be noticed

that the OC prole can only be shared and worked on the same

motherboard.

ASRock APP Charger

If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your

Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock has
prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger.
Simply install the APP Charger driver, it makes your iPhone
charge much quickly from your computer and up to 40% faster
than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge
many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continu­ous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1),
Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5).
With APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the mar­velous charging experience.

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ASRock XFast USB

ASRock XFast USB can boost USB storage device perfor-

mance. The performance may depend on the properties of the
device.

ASRock XFast LAN

ASRock XFast LAN provides a faster internet access, which

includes the benefits listed below. LAN Application Prioritiza-

tion: You can congure your application’s priority ideally and/or

add new programs. Lower Latency in Game: After setting online

game’s priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Trafc

Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos and download

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simultaneously. Real-Time Analysis of Your Data: With the sta-

tus window, you can easily recognize which data streams you
are transferring currently.

ASRock XFast RAM

ASRock XFast RAM fully utilizes the memory space that cannot

be used under Windows® OS 32-bit CPU. ASRock XFast RAM
shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, mak-

ing web surng faster than ever. And it also boosts the speed of

Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. Another advantage of ASRock
XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your
SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan.

ASRock X-Boost

ASRock’s X-Boost Technology is a smart auto-overclocking

function and is brilliantly designed to unlock the hidden power of
your CPUs. Simply press “X” when turning on the PC, X-Boost
will automatically overclock the relative components to get up to

15.77% performance boost! With the smart X-Boost, overclock-

ing CPU can become a near one-button process.

* The functionality of “Unlock CPU Cores” feature might vary by

different processors.

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1.4 Pin Header Easy Installation Guide

1

GND

PRES ENCE#

MIC_ RET

MIC2 _L

MIC2 _R

OUT2 _R

J_SE NSE

OUT2 _L

OUT_ RET

1

PLED +

PLED -

PWRB TN#

HDLE D+

HDLE D-

GND

REST #

GND

DUMM Y

1

USB_ PWR

P-

P+

USB_ PWR

P-

P+

GND

GND

DUMM Y

SPDI FOUT

GND

1

1

+5V

DUMM Y

SPEA KER

DUMM Y

ASRock motherboard is equipped with pin headers with obvious colors which indi­cate you to recognize the crucial headers more easily. Please refer to below illustra-

tions for the pin denition of onboard headers. If you want to have more information

about the usage of these headers, please refer to “Jumpers Setup“ and “Onboard
Headers and Connectors“ for details.

Front Panel Audio Header

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SPDIF Out Header

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Chassis Speaker Header

System Panel Header

USB 2.0 Header

1.5 Jumpers Setup

The illustration shows how jumpers are
setup. When the jumper cap is placed on
pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap
is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The
illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose
pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap
is placed on these 2 pins.

Jumper Setting Description

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1)
(see p.2, No. 7)

Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the
system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug

the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a
jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However,
please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need

to clear the CMOS when you just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot
up the system rst, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS ac­tion. Please be noted that the password, date, time, user default prole, 1394

GUID and MAC address will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is removed.

Clear CMOSDefault

If you clear the CMOS, the case open may be detected. Please adjust
the BIOS option “Clear Status” to clear the record of previous chassis
intrusion status.

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1.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place
jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps
over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the
motherboard!

Floppy Connector

(33-pin FLOPPY1)
(see p.2 No. 20)

the red-striped side to Pin1

Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the
connector.

Primary IDE connector

(39-pin IDE1, see p.2 No. 6)

connect the blue end

to the motherboard

80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable

Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.

connect the black end
to the IDE devices

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Serial ATA2 Connectors These six Serial ATA2 (SATA2)

(SATAII_1 (PORT 0):

see p.2, No. 14)

(SATAII_2 (PORT 1):

see p.2, No. 15)

(SATAII_3 (PORT 2):

see p.2, No. 12)

(SATAII_4 (PORT 3):

see p.2, No. 11)

(SATAII_5 (PORT 4):

see p.2, No. 10)

(SATAII_6 (PORT 5):

see p.2, No. 9)

connectors support SATA data

cables for internal storage

devices. The current SATA2

interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s

data transfer rate.

SATAII_2 (PORT 1)

SATAII_1 (PORT 0)

SATAII_4 (PORT 3)

SATAII_3 (PORT 2)

SATAII_6 (PORT 5)

SATAII_5 (PORT 4)

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Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data
Data Cable cable can be connected to the

(Optional)

SATA2 hard disk or the SATA2

connector on this motherboard.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB4_5)

(see p.2 No. 18)

ports on the I/O panel, there

are three USB 2.0 headers on
this motherboard. Each USB 2.0
header can support two USB

2.0 ports.

(9-pin USB6_7)
(see p.2 No. 17)

(9-pin USB8_9)
(see p.2 No. 16)

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.2 No. 25)

panel audio cable that allows

convenient connection and

control of audio devices.

1

1

USB _PWR

P-4

P-5

USB _PWR

USB _PWR

P-9

P-8

USB _PWR

GND

1

MIC 2_L

P+4

GND

GND

P+5

P+9

GND

GND

P+8

PRE SENC E#

MIC _RET

OUT 2_R

MIC 2_R

DUM MY

DUM MY

J_S ENSE

OUT _RET

OUT 2_L

1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on

the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the
instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio
header as below:

A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.
B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L.
C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).
D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t

need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel.

E. To activate the front mic.
For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS:
Select “Mixer”. Select “Recorder”. Then click “FrontMic”.

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For Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS:
Go to the "FrontMic" Tab in the Realtek Control panel. Adjust

“Recording Volume”.

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SPDIF Out Connector Please connect the

(2-pin SPDIF_OUT1)

(see p.2 No. 24)

SPDIF_OUT connector of a

HDMI VGA card to this header

1

GND

SPD I FOUT

with a cable.

System Panel Header This header accommodates

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.2 No. 19)

several system front panel

functions.

Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator
on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below.
Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may con-

gure the way to turn off your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):

Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset
switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to per­form a normal restart.

PLED (System Power LED):

Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The
LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking
when the sys-tem is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system
is in S3/S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).

HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):

Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The
LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.

The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module
mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive
activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front
panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the
pin assign-ments are matched correctly.

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Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1)

(see p.2, No. 13)

speaker to this header.

Infrared Module Header This header supports an

(5-pin IR1)

optional wireless transmitting

(see p.2, No. 21)

and receiving infrared module.

Print Port Header This is an interface for print

(25-pin LPT1)

(see p.2 No. 23)

port cable that allows

convenient connection of printer

devices.

1

AFD #

STB #

ERR OR#

PIN I T#

SPD 1

SPD 0

SLI N #

SPD 2

SPD 3

SPD 4

SPD 5

SPD 6

GND

SPD 7

ACK #

BUS Y

PE

SLC T

Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard supports

(2-pin CI1)

CASE OPEN detection feature

(see p.2 No. 22)

that detects if the chassis cover

1

Sig n al

GND

has been removed. This feature
requires a chassis with chassis
intrusion detection design.

Internal Audio Connectors This connector allows you

(4-pin CD1)

(CD1: see p.2 No. 26)

to receive stereo audio input

from sound sources such as

CD1

a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV
tuner card, or MPEG card.

Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cable

(3-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.2 No. 8)

ground pin.

(3-pin PWR_FAN1)
(see p.2 No. 27)

to the fan connector and

match the black wire to the

GND

+12 V

GND
+12 V
CHA _FAN_ SPEE D

PWR _FAN _SPE ED

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