STEP 8: CONNECTING THE FRONT PANEL HEADER

CONNECTING THE FRONT PANEL HEADER
                            Look for the front panel header which is normally located on the lower left corner of the motherboard. Consult the motherboard manual if you cannot find it. Here's how you do it.

Unlike most motherboards, the Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP Duo comes with colored front panel headers which make identification and installation very simple. Each front panel connector has been designated with its own set of color, and the polarity of the connectors have also been marked with a '+' sign which obviously indicate that it's a positive polarity

 Most casings would provide a set of connectors labeled as such. For the LED connectors, the colored wire usually indicates a positive polarity 

 First, plug the 'Power LED' connector into the header as shown. Note that we've inserted the connector with the colored wire into the header with the '+' mark. If you've connected it the other way around, you won't see the LED light up when the system is powered. In such a case, you may need to remove the connector, flip it around and re-connect it 

 

Next, connect the power switch as shown. For switches, you need not worry about polarity - any which way will work just fine

  

Connect the HDD LED next. This is an indicator lamp for your hard disk drive's activity. Once again, make sure the polarity is correct

  

Connect the reset switch as shown

  

Finally, you have the speaker connector which goes into the four pin header although effectively, only the two side pins are used to power the speaker. Note that this is not for your multimedia speaker as it does nothing more than beeps to indicate your system's boot status. You can skip this step if you do not want to use it. However, for beginners, we recommend using it as it is used for troubleshooting purposes. Some motherboards have built-in buzzers and as such, the speaker connection is not needed