Front Panel Connector: JFP1 hookup

The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical connec-tion to the front panel switches and LEDs. Users can choose either the JFP1 or the JFP2 depending on their needs.The difference between JFP1 & JFP2 is that JFP2 is compliant with Intel PIn

MSI Support > K9N6PGM2-V motherboard > Main Support page,

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/K9N6PGM2-V.html

Hover your mouse cursor on the Download tab.
(Overview / Specification / Download / Support / etc)

In the drop down list click on - Manual

Now click on the blue -> M7309V1.2.zip
Click on the country name nearest yours.

A small window will come up on the right -
Opening M7309v1.2.zip

Make SURE there is a Green dot in the small circle, to the left of Save File.
If not left-click once in the small empty circle, to the left of Save File

Now go below in the window, and click on OK.
A small window will come up on the left. Allow the file to download all the way.
Now DOUBLE-click right on the file name.

In the next small window go to the left side, and click on -
Extract all files
At the bottom of the next three small windows, left-click on
Next, Next, and Finish.

In the last small window go to the file name next to the red Adobe PDF icon, and DOUBLE-click on it.
7309v1.2(G52-73091X3)

There is your motherboard manual in PDF file form.

( Plus + icon increases the view size when you click on it.
Minus - icon decreases the view size.

When I refer to a page number it will be for the PDF reader, and not the actual manual's page )

Go to Page 8.
Motherboard Layout

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.

JFP1 is the Front Panel header.
JFP2 is an additional header. To be discussed after JFP1.

JFP1 is on the Right/Bottom corner. It is placed Vertically.
(Parallel to the right bottom edge of the motherboard)

Above it's left corner is JUSB2. (Front Panel USB header 2)
Above JUSB2 is the SATA2 connector. To the left of the SATA2 connector is the SATA1 connector.
To the left of the SATA1 connector is the CMOS battery.

The contact pins are arranged in two columns.
4 pins on the Left side, 5 pins on the Right side.

Go to Page 14. JFP1 pinout, and JFP2 pinout, is at the Bottom of the page.

JFP1:
Starting on the Bottom going towards the Top, Right side;
Pins 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9

Starting at the Bottom going towards the Top, Left side'
Pins 2, 4, 6, and 8.

A) Pins 1 and 3 are for the HarDDrive activity LED. (Light)
Pin 1 is for the Positive ( + ) wire.
IF the HDD LED is dim when the harddrive is active, switch the wires around.

B) Pins 5 and 7 are for a Reset switch, IF a Reset switch is used.

C) Pin 9 is N/C. Not Connected. (Probably 5 Volts positive, and used by the factory only)

D) Pins 2 and 4 are for the Power On LED. (Light)
Pin 2 is for the Positive ( + ) wire.
IF the PWR ON LED is dim when the computer is on, switch the wires around.

E) Pins 6 and 8 are for the Power On switch.

JFP2:
Below JFP1 is a header that is placed Horizontally. It is parallel to the Bottom edge of the motherboard. This header with 13 pins in it, is the JLPC1 header.
(Starting on left side at the Top row; 4 pins, no pin, 2 pins.
Starting on the left side at the Bottom row; 7 pins)

To the left of the JLPC1 header is the JFP2 header.
4 pins across the Top row, 3 pins across the Bottom row.

The top 4 pins across the top are for an internal speaker. Used to hear BIOS Beep Codes.
Starting on the Left side coming towards the Right, top row;
Pins 2, 4, 6, and 8.
No indication of polarity.
Believe pin 2 is for the Positive wire, and pin 8 is for the Negative wire.

Starting on the Left side coming towards the Right, Bottom row:
Pins 1, 3, and 5.

These pins are ONLY used for a Power On LED light, that has 3 wires.
Used for a dual color Power On LED.
(One example; Green Turbo, Yellow normal)

The rest of the pinouts are listed in the manual.

Have additional questions? Post in a Comment.
I also downloaded the manual.

Regards,
joecoolvette

MSI Support > MSI KT4V motherboard, (Also known as MSI MS-6712) >
Main Support page,

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/KT4V---KT4V-L--v1-0-.html

I would like you to download the motherboard manual. (User Manual)

Go down to the middle, and hover your mouse cursor on the heading - Download.
(Overview, Specification, Download,........)

In the drop down list click on - Manual
Under the subheading Download, click on the blue -
E6712v1.6.zip

(Release date: 2004-07-02)

On the next page click on the country nearest yours.
A small window will come up on the right -
Opening E6712v1.6.zip

Make sure there is a green dot, in the circle to the left of Save File.
If not, left-click in the circle.
Now go below, and click on - OK

A small window will come up on the left.
In the heading of this window tells you where the file will download to.
It may have Desktop, or My Documents, or Downloads, in the wording.

[ If you are downloading with a computer that has Windows Vista, or Windows 7, it will be;
Desktop, or Documents, or Downloads ]

Desktop: The file will be on your desktop screen.

[ File name is E6712v1.6.zip It will be next to a yellow folder icon, that has a zipper on it ]

My Documents: Click on Start, then on My Documents.

[ Windows Vista and Windows 7;
Click on the Windows logo button, then on Documents ]

Downloads: Click on Start, then on My Documents. DOUBLE-click on Downloads.

[ Windows Vista and Windows 7;
Click on the Windows logo button, then on Documents. DOUBLE-click on Downloads ]

When you see the file name DOUBLE-click right on it.
This is a Zip file. A Zip file is used to send large amounts of information, more easily.

In the next window go to the upper left, and click on - Extract all files.
Click on Next at the bottom of the next window. Click on Next again.
Now click on Finish.

Another window will come up. DOUBLE-click on the file name next to the red Adobe PDF icon - E6712v1.6

There is the motherboard manual in PDF file form.
If you look where you originally found the file, you will see there is now a yellow folder with E6712v1.6 next to it. (No zipper)

All you have to do now is double-click on that folder, anytime you wish to view the motherboard manual. You can also copy it off to CD disk.
Safekeeping, and you can delete it off of the download computer, to save harddrive space.

All hardware components installed, it is time to connect the power cables to the motherboard, from the Power Supply.

[ The page number box is at the top of the PDF file, to the right of the Down Arrow.

The page numbers of the PDF file, Do Not match the pages of the motherboard manual.

The manual uses Chapters, and pages within the chapter.
Such as 1-2, and 1-3 for example. Chapter 1, page 2.
Chapter 1, page 3, and so on.

Use the Zoom In icon, or Zoom Out icon to increase the view size, or decrease the view size.
Zoom In ( + ) increases the view.
Zoom Out ( - ) decreases the view ]

Go to Page 11.

[ NOTE*
You HAVE been following Anti-Static Precautions, right?

Anti-Static Precautions:
Your body carries Static electricity. Static WILL fry out (Short Circuit)
the delicate hardware components inside a computer.

Relieve your body of Static BEFORE:
A) Reaching inside your Unplugged from power computer, to work on it.

B) Before removing any hardware components from their anti-static bags, or cartons.

Computer on a table, computer unplugged from power, computer case open.
TOUCH the metal frame (Unpainted) of the open computer case.
This action will relieve your body of Static.

IF you leave your computer in the middle of working on it, be SURE to Touch the metal frame again upon your return ]

Page 11 shows the motherboard layout. No hardware components are attached, no cables are attached.

The Processor socket has Socket 462 on it, at the top/middle.
(Socket 462 is also known as Socket A. It is strictly an AMD processor socket )

Power Cables:
A) 20-pin ATX main power cable:
To the immediate left of the processor socket is the 20-pin ATX main power cable connector. Two rows of 10 socket holes, in a whitish opaque rectangular connector on the motherboard.

This is an example of a 20-pin ATX main power cable, and it's respective connector on the motherboard,

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html#atxmain20

Note in the middle photo, and photo to the right, the Lock on the side of the power cable connector.
This Lock works like a see-saw on a playground. The top is squeezed in, and this brings the hooked end away from the motherboard connector's tab.

When the power cable is fully connected to the motherboard, the Lock's hooked end will be locked over the tab, on the motherboard connector.

B) 4-pin ATX +12 Volt power cable:

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html#atx12v4

Your motherboard doesn't use it. The AMD processors it will support do not require more power to the motherboard. If your Power Supply has one of these, wrap it up out of the way.

That's it for power cables, and the motherboard.

Power cables and internal Peripherals:

The harddrive is IDE (PATA)
Uses a 4-pin standard Peripheral power cable,

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html#peripheral

If you have a Floppy Drive it uses a 4-pin small Peripheral power cable,

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html#floppy

The same power cable is also used for a Card Reader.

IDE 1 connector on the motherboard is used for the Harddrive.
IDE 2 is used for an optical drive. (CD/DVD drive)
(Page 37 )

The connector on the harddrive's flat ribbon cable, has a Locating Lug on it's connector. A small rectangular 'bump'.
This lines up with the cutout in the motherboard connector. (IDE 1)

Should be the same for the optical drive's flat ribbon cable, and it's respective connector on the motherboard. (IDE 2)

IF there is no cutout, or bump on the flat ribbon cable connector;

The flat ribbon cable has a faint red strip on one side.
This red strip is on the same side as number 1 wire.

On the motherboard, number 1 pin is closest to the white long PCI slots.
The red stripe of the flat ribbon cable, goes towards the long white PCI slots. (Both for IDE 1 and IDE 2)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_ATA#IDE_and_ATA-1

Scroll down to the illustration under the bold subheading -
Parallel ATA Interface

For the harddrive, and optical drive;
The red stripe goes towards the power cable connector, on the harddrive, or optical drive.
Pin 1 is closest to the power cable connector side.

CFAN1 is for the Processor fan. (Page 38)
SFAN1 is for a computer case fan. (3 wire connector for fan cable)

[ 3 pin connectors on motherboard. Two pins ( +12V, and GND ) are for power to the fan. The Sensor pin, is so BIOS can determine if the fan needs to speed up, or slow down.
Applies to both the Processor { CPU} and computer case fan ]

The plastic front of your computer is the Front Panel.

The small area of contact pins on the motherboard, that the wires (Cables) from the Front panel go to, is the Front Panel header.

For this motherboard there are two headers.
JFP1 and JFP2.
(Page 39)

Looking at the motherboard installed in the computer case; Processor to the Top, Ram Memory slots to the Right; the front panel headers are located at the Bottom/Right corner.

They are situated horizontally, with two rows of pins.
The one to the OUTSIDE edge of the motherboard is JFP2.
To the immediate left of JFP2 is JFP1.

JFP1:
Two rows of pins.
4 across the top, then a space. (No pin)
5 across the bottom.

The Top row of pins is numbered EVEN.
The Bottom row of pins is numbered ODD.

Starting on the Left side towards the white PCI slots, and on Top, and going to the Right;
Pins 2, 4, 6, and 8. There is No Pin 10.

Starting on the Left side towards the white PCI slots, and on Bottom, and going to the Right:
Pins 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9.

A) Pins 2 and 4 are for the Power On LED light.
Pin 2 is for the Positive ( + ) wire.
If the Power On LED lights is dim with the computer on, switch the wires around.

B) Pins 6 and 8 are for the Power On switch.

C) Pins 1 and 3 are for the HarDDrive activity LED light.
(HDD)
Pin 1 is for the Positive wire.
If the HDD activity LED light is dim when the harddrive is active, switch the wires around.

D) Pins 5 and 7 are for a Reset switch, IF a Reset switch is used.

E) Pin 9 is reserved for the factory, and is NOT used.

JFP2:
IF the Power On LED light is dual color, (Two colors) it connects here.

The Top row is numbered EVEN.
The Bottom row is numbered ODD.

4 contact pins on the Top row; 3 contact pins on the Bottom row.
Starting on Top, and on the left side, (Towards the JFP1 header),
Pins 2, 4, 6, and 8.

Starting on Bottom, towards the JFP1 connector, and going towards the Right;
Pins 1, 3, and 5. There is No Pin 7. Just a blank spot.

A) Pins 2, 4, 6, and 8 are for the internal speaker. The speaker so you can hear BIOS Beep Codes.

B) Pins 1, 3, and 5 are for a dual color Power On LED light.

How to know what wires are what, coming from the Front Panel?
Ease the Front panel loose, and follow the wires.
You will see where the Power On wires connect to the Power On switch.

(The Power On switch is located inside the Power On button assembly.
This is a basic example of an ATX power on switch,

http://www.directron.com/atxswitch.html )

May be marked on the connector, for the wires that go to the Front Panel header, (JFP1) as PWR, or SW.

The connector on the Harddrive activity LED wires, may be marked HDD, or HDD LED.

Regards,
joecoolvette

Hi careyfraser,




1. There are 8 wires from the front panel's casing, excluding USB connectors and front audio cable.

2. Just plug the front panel switch headers to the F_Panel main board connectors. 1 & 2 are positive, if the led do not light change polarity but Im sure it will.

Note:The mainboard provides a front panel connector for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.


Hopefully this information helps.

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Hello there,


Below is an image of *********** Board with number indication and wiring explanation. From your manual page 1-6 you can see the image below and 1-7 for the connector, jumpers, slots. as indicated in your problem I will only answer problems related to the wirings.

• For the Front Panel

1. There are 8 wires from the front panel's casing, excluding USB connectors and front audio cable.

2. Just plug the front panel switch headers to the F_Panel main board connectors. 1 & 2 are positive, if the led do not light change polarity but Im sure it will.

Note:The mainboard provides a front panel connector for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

• For the USB connectors

1. If your casing has a USB header on the front bezel you can put it on any connector. You can also purchase a USB module cable or an internal card reader and plug the headers to any of those connectors.


Note: Observe Polarity, do this Vcc, -Data, +Data, Gnd ,(NC) ground is always near to NC.

Plug it at your own risk, reference image are already shown.

• Front Panel Audio connectors

1. Look for FP_Audio header from your casing and plug it to the connector.

*Asus recommend you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard's high-definition audio capability.



Hopefully this information helps.


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Hi there,
1. There are 8 wires from the front panel's casing, excluding USB connectors and front audio cable.


2. Just plug the front panel switch headers to the JFP1 main board connectors. 1 & 2 are positive, if the led do not light change polarity but Im sure it will.
Note: The mainboard provides a front panel connector for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

Hopefully this information helps.

Thank you for using Fixya.

Front Panel Connector The front panel header is where the connectors of hard disk drive activity lights, case speaker, reset button, power on/off button, computer power on light, and key lock, are connected to make them function smoothly. In the past days, users always have difficulty connecting the front panel due to a lack of standard location on the motherboard. Today, AOpen integrated all these disorder but essential front panel connectors into one 20-pin connector for easy usage. Connecting the front panel would no longer be the headache of installing motherboard anymore. Below is a view of this user-friendly front panel connector of AOpen motherboard.


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I personally think you would be better buying a new case,they are pretty cheap,and it will look like a new computer all over again,but it should not be hard buying new buttons for the case,but some times you have to tinker around with the part to see what fits,and what else can be done with it,but if you cant,then buy a new case,i bet you are turning on the computer with a screw driver,by touching the two terminals,which could mess your system up.

The simple way is to remove the front panel of the computer trace the wires to the front panel leds, make note of color pair to each led. The using the manual that came with the motherboard locate the schematic for the JFP1 connector on the motherboard, it show's where the leds wires connect to operate. If you have no manual, if you look very closely at the connector you will see where the led wires connect, you may have to use a magnifiying glass and flash light. You cannot damage anything if you accidently place the led wires in the wrong place. If the panel led wires are in a single connector and won't work on the motherboard, you can remove the wires from the connector by using a very small sharp pointed pick to push down the retaining tab on each wire, thus enabling it to be removed from the connector, just be patient. BPCS