Explaining PC Front Panel Connectors

How to wire a desktop PC motherboard’s front panel header to connect the case power switch, reset switch, power LED and drive LED, as well as a case speaker or buzzer, and a chassis intrusion detector. This video may prove useful if you are building or upgrading a PC. For example, fitting a new motherboard as I cover in this video: If you enjoy this video, you may like my episodes: Explaining SSDs: Form Factors, Interfaces & Technologies: Explaining PCIe Slots: Explaining File Systems (NTFS, exFAT, FAT32 & more): For additional ExplainingComputers videos and other content, you can become a channel member here: More videos on computing and related topics can be found at You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:41 Front Panel Basics 04:52 The Switches 07:11 The LEDs 09:23 The Speaker 11:54 Wrap #FrontPanel #JFP1 #ExplainingComputers