| Pin | Signal | Description | Wire Color (Typical) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | HDD_LED+ | Hard Drive Activity LED (Positive) | Red or Orange | | 2 | HDD_LED- | Hard Drive Activity LED (Negative) | White or Black | | 3 | PWR_SW+ | Power Button (Positive) | Red or Blue | | 4 | PWR_SW- | Power Button (Negative) | Black | | 5 | RESET_SW+ | Reset Button (Positive) | Blue or Green | | 6 | RESET_SW- | Reset Button (Negative) | Black | | 7 | PWR_LED+ | Power Indicator LED (Positive) | Green or Yellow | | 8 | PWR_LED- | Power Indicator LED (Negative) | White or Black | | 9 | N/C (Empty) | No Connection / Key | - | | 10 | N/C | Not Connected (Some cases use speaker) | - |
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | <-- Top row (Pin 9 is empty) | HDD+| PWR+| RST+| LED+| N/C | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | <-- Bottom row | HDD-| PWR-| RST-| LED-| N/C | +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ acer ipisb-vr rev 1.01 front panel
: Pin 10 is usually missing or "blank" to help orient the block connector correctly. | Pin | Signal | Description | Wire
: If you are using the original Acer case, the front panel connections may be bundled into a single unlabelled block connector. Acer Community Are you migrating this board to a , or are you troubleshooting the existing front panel buttons? Front panel pin installation, help! - Acer Community Front panel pin installation, help
The front panel header is the nerve center of your PC's chassis. It connects the power button, reset button, hard drive activity light, and power indicator light. Getting this wrong means your PC won't turn on, or the lights on your case will remain stubbornly dark.