Question AASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4 System Panel connections

[Jeff H]

Guys,

I'm in the final stages of setting up an ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4 system. I've attached two photos that center on some confusion I'm having. One photo is a shot of the corner of the board, where the System Panel Header (item #19, p. 1 in the manual) resides, the other is a close up, better showing the connections. Here's where my confusion sets in.

The case is a Fractal Design Focus G. The wires in the bundle include: Power switch (two wires), Reset switch (two wires), PLED +/- wires, HDD +/- wires. I've placed those wires on the B550 System Panel Header. Next to the System Panel Header is a Power LED & Speaker header (item #20 on p.1 of the manual. Why are there what appear to be redundant headers on the motherboard (PLED +/-)? Additionally, there appears to be an extra PLED+ header on item #20. And, no speaker wire in sight.

Am I missing something, or should all the wires from the case reside on the System Panel Header? Do case speakers still exist, or do they reside on the motherboard?

TIA,

Jeff

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I’m no expert so if someone gives different advice follow their advice.
Looks like some sort of legacy speak header. I wouldn’t bother with it.

 

[Iron Woode]

Guys,

I'm in the final stages of setting up an ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4 system. I've attached two photos that center on some confusion I'm having. One photo is a shot of the corner of the board, where the System Panel Header (item #19, p. 1 in the manual) resides, the other is a close up, better showing the connections. Here's where my confusion sets in.

The case is a Fractal Design Focus G. The wires in the bundle include: Power switch (two wires), Reset switch (two wires), PLED +/- wires, HDD +/- wires. I've placed those wires on the B550 System Panel Header. Next to the System Panel Header is a Power LED & Speaker header (item #20 on p.1 of the manual. Why are there what appear to be redundant headers on the motherboard (PLED +/-)? Additionally, there appears to be an extra PLED+ header on item #20. And, no speaker wire in sight.

Am I missing something, or should all the wires from the case reside on the System Panel Header? Do case speakers still exist, or do they reside on the motherboard?

TIA,
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Jeff

The answer is simple and goes back a few years.

Some cases have a 3 pin power led connector. The speaker one is obvious.