Pin connections which pins do i connect the power switch, speaker, led e.t.c. to

Gigabyte has the manual for the GA-73PVM-S2H on the product support site: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2691#manual . The full manual is near the bottom of the list. The direct link to the English version of the manual is http://download1.gigabyte.us/Files/Manual/motherboard_manual_ga-73pvm-s2h_e.pdf . The Motherboard Installation Guide at the top of the list is a generic manual for all motherboards.

The front panel connections are shown on page 28 of the manual. There are two lines of pins. From left to right, the inside line of pins are the Power LED +, Power LED -, Power Switch +, Power Switch -, then the Case Speaker +, Case Speaker -. (The speaker - is next to a Case Fan connector; so there are a couple of blank spots between the speaker + and - pins.) On the line of pins at the edge of the board, again from left to right: HD LED +, HD LED -, Reset Switch -, Reset Switch + . There is no contact on the last pin in this group.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

Here is the pinout of the front panel connector.

The power switch connects to the PWR PT pins. The speaker hooks to the SPEAK pins (only the outer pins actually used). The HDD LED connector hooks to the HLED pins. There is usually one red and one white wire. The RED wire goes to the "+" pin. The power LED wires hook to the PLED Pins. There is usually a green and a white wire. The GREEN sire goes to the "+" pin. The GLED pins are for the SLEEP switch if you case has one. The RST pins are for the RESET switch wires (if your case has one). Hope that helps

PANEL1: Front Panel Header for Biostar N68S3+ from

http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=506#dl

This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, and speaker connection. It allows user to connect the PC case's front panel switch functions. Pin #1 has a black square on the motherboard and the pins are oriented from 1-8, left to right, bottom row and 9-16, left to right, top row. You will notice that there is no #11 pin.

pin #'s

1-2-3-4 Speaker (1+, 4-)
5-6 hard drive LED (5+, 6-)
7-8 reset switch (7-, 8+)
9-10-11 N/A (not used)

12-13-14 power LED (12+, 14-) ** only if power wire is 3 port connector **
13-14 power LED (13+, 14-) ** only if power wire is 2 port connector **

15-16 power button (15+, 16-)

Did this solve your problem?

PANEL1: Front Panel Header for Biostar N68S3+ from

http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=506#dl

This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, and speaker connection. It allows user to connect the PC case's front panel switch functions. Pin #1 has a black square on the motherboard and the pins are oriented from 1-8, left to right, bottom row and 9-16, left to right, top row. You will notice that there is no #11 pin.

pin #'s

1-2-3-4 Speaker (1+, 4-)
5-6 hard drive LED (5+, 6-)
7-8 reset switch (7-, 8+)
9-10-11 N/A (not used)

12-13-14 power LED (12+, 14-) ** only if power wire is 3 port connector **
13-14 power LED (13+, 14-) ** only if power wire is 2 port connector **

15-16 power button (15+, 16-)

Did this solve your problem?

http://www.motherboards.org/mobot/motherboards_d/Chaintech/VNF4%2BUltra%2BZENITH%2BVE/

The front of your computer is the Front Panel.
The area of contact pins on the motherboard, that the main wires from the Front panel go to, is the Front Panel header.

Motherboard installed in computer case, (Processor to the Top, Ram Memory slots to the Right), the Front Panel header is at the Bottom/Right corner,

http://img.neoseeker.com/v_image.php?articleid=1773&image=24

Black rectangle of plastic with 17 contact pins. Top row has 9 pins, Bottom row has 8.

Notice that the Bottom row has a White triangle pointing to the first pin.
This triangle points to Number 1 pin.

Top row has 9 pins.
Starting on the LEFT side going across to the Right;
Pins 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18.

Bottom row has 8 pins.
Starting on the LEFT side going across to the Right;
Pins 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, NO PIN, and 17.

A) Pins 1 and 2 are for the Green Button. This is also the Standby button.
Let's discuss this for a moment............
Myself I wouldn't connect to it.

B) Pins 3 and 4 are for the HarDDrive activity LED.
(Light Emitting Diode, so to call it an LED light is redundant)
Pin 3 is for the Positive ( + ) wire.
If the HDD LED is dim when the Harddrive is active, switch the wires around.

C) Pins 6, 8, 10, and 12 are for an internal speaker. Used so the computer can generate BIOS Beep Codes.
Doesn't indicate which pin is for the Positive ( + ) wire, but with most motherboard speaker setups, Pin 6 would be for the Positive ( + ) wire, and Pin 12 for the Negative ( - ) wire.

D) Pins 5, 7, and 9 are for the Power On LED.
Notice there are 3 pins. This is used for a dual color Power On LED light.
Usually a Green/Yellow.
Pin 9 is for the Positive wire.

Two wire Power On LED? Positive wire goes to Pin 7, or Pin 9. I believe both to be a Positive connection.
Pin 5 I believe to be the Negative connection. ( - )

(I suggest connecting the Negative wire to Pin 5. Then connect the Positive wire to Pin 9. Not very bright? Put it over to Pin 7 )

E) Pins 11 and 13 are for the Power On switch.

F) Pins 14 and 16 are for a Reset switch, IF a Reset switch is used.

G) N/C for Pin 17. No Connection.

H) N/C for Pin 18. No Connection.

Here's the full review starting from Page 1 detailing the motherboard,

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/vnf4ultra/

For additional questions please post in a Comment.
Regards,
joecoolvette

Hi Greeneyedbj,

What kind of I/O connectors are you looking for *********** board sir?



The image above has the following for your I/O connectors.
1. Three usb headers up to 6 additional devices, most casing can support 2-4 pins. 2. Front Audio Connector. 3. Front Panel Connector. Power Sw, Reset Sw, Powed Led, HDD Led

Branded casing has the following I/O connectors.
1. Esata 2. Firewire (Dont use the USB headers, firewire use a different pin-layout) 3. Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header.

Hopefully this information helps.
You can ask for more help.
Thank you for using FixYa.

info found at http://downloadmirror.intel.com/19707/eng/DQ67SW_ProductGuide01_English.pdf
Front Panel Header Pin info for DQ67SW. They should be color coded too. 1 Hard disk LED + orange
2 Power LED+ green
3 Hard disk LED - orange
4 Power LED- green 5 Reset Switch - blue
6 Power switch + red
7 Reset switch + blue 8 Power switch - red
9 Power Out (do not use)
10 No pin
NOTE When connecting individual wires from your chassis front panel to the front panel header, be sure to observe the connection polarity. Positive wires are usually solid color and negative wires are usually white or striped.
There is also an alternative pin header if you have a power wire that uses a 3 pin connector instead of a 2 pin connector. It is the 3 pins just past pin 9, and it should be missing the pin in the middle of the 3 pin block. The pin closest to pin 9 is the power led + and the furthest from pin 9 is the power led -.
if you need clarification, check out page 50 of the manual posted above at intel.com

Do you mean speaker or front panel audio? The front panel audio connector is located at the rear of the board, behind the PCI connectors - the speaker connections are in the panel connector block (2x10 pin header) located at the front left of the board.

With the board in it's normal position, the speaker pins are on the right hand side of that block, on the pin nearest the front and the one 3 positions behind that

<back of board>
|
|
| HD LED + | | Power LED +
| HD LED - | |
| | | Power LED -
| | |
| | |
| Power SW | |
| Power SW | | Speaker
| | |
| Reset SW | |
| Reset SW | | Speaker
|
------------------------------------------------------
Front of board

Hi carlmtclem, your not alone when it comes to hooking up the right led connector to the MSI MB. Firstly, you need to know what wire color is positive & which is negative. Most commonly the color white is ground/negative. Wire colors do vary from case to case. So look at your case led wires. Which ever color is common for each 2-pin connector, is negative. (Except the speaker wire).
All other colors are positive.
(The speaker wire color for negative is usually black & red is positive).
Your MSI board has two separate sets of pins.
JFP2 is used for the speaker only. Do not connect the power led there.


Pin one for JFP1 is shown in the manual. Pin 1 is positive & pin 3 is negitive for the HDD-LED, ECT.


Thats it.
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Good luck carlmtclem!
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Mike

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