Monday 10 August 2015

Front Panel of Intel's PC

I am ordering a front panel for my PC. It has an ASUS M5A97 motherboard. It has lots of connectors on board that I cannot use. I need to order a front panel to make use of them. It costs me RM90.
 http://www.ebay.com/itm/141703226522?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Hopefully it is worth it.
At the moment I have to many wires connected to the back of my PC. USB 3 cables are expensive, at RM30 each. It is better to get this front panel. It will make our PC tidier.

You can get the full specs from this site.
http://www.formfactors.org/developer/specs/A2928604-005.pdf
It is called
Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide by Intel.
 I got it from a discussion of the AC97 vs HD Audio.
http://superuser.com/questions/419038/hd-audio-or-ac97-connector-which-to-use-when-and-whats-the-difference

I actually order another 3.5in panel with HD Audio because my motherboard supports HD Audio but my casing only suports AC97.
I thought it makes a difference in the quality of sound. It should not. The difference is only in the sensing of the types of connectors.



http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261743-30-front-panel-audio-connections-mtherboard-case-audio-ac97
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The difference between AC'97 and Intel HD front panel connections is mainly in that: AC'97 uses 'normally closed' switch for return/sense whereas Intel HD uses 'normally open' switch. So its in the jack and not the wiring. You will have to use different jacks to get auto sense working properly.
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