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Desktop BoardsFront panel audio header pinouts

The analog front panel header design lets OEMs and integrators place audio

functionality on the front panel of a PC system via a cabled up front panel dongle.

This document describes the header pinout configuration for connecting chassis

with Intel® High Definition Audio or AC'97 audio cable up.

For Intel® High Definition Front Panel Audio

For AC97 Front Panel Audio

Note Intel® High Definition Audio headers are pin-compatible with AC'97

chassis and connectors.

Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description

1 PORT 1L

Analog Port 1

- left channel

(Microphone)

2 GND Ground

3 PORT 1R

Analog Port 1

- right channel

(Microphone)

4 PRESENCE#

Active low

signal that

signals BIOS

that an Intel®

HD Audio

dongle is

connected to

the analog

header.

PRESENCE# =

0 when an

Intel® HD

Audio dongle is

connected

5 PORT 2R

Analog Port 2

- right channel

(Headphone)

6 SENSE1_RETURN

Jack detection

return for front

panel (JACK1)

7 SENSE_SEND

Jack detection

sense line

from the

Intel® HD

Audio CODEC

jack detection

resistor

network

8 KEY No pin

9 PORT 2L

Analog Port 2

- left channel

(Headphone)

10 SENSE2_RETURN

Jack detection

return for front

panel (JACK2)

Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description

1 MIC

Front panel

microphone input

signal (biased

when supporting

stereo

microphone)

2 AUD_GNDGround used by

analog

3 MIC_BIAS

Microphone

power / additional

MIC input for

stereo microphone

support

4 AUD_GND

Ground used by

analog audio

circuits

5 FP_OUT_R

Right channel

audio signal to

front panel

(headphone drive

capable)

6 FP_RETURN_R

Right channel

audio signal

return from front

panel (when

headphones

unplugged)

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7 AUD_5V

Filtered +5 V used

by analog audio

circuits

8 KEY No pin

9 FP_OUT_L

Left channel audio

signal to front

panel (headphone

drive capable)

10 FP_RETURN_L

Left channel audio

signal return from

front panel (when

headphones

unplugged)

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Solution ID: CS-015851 Date Created: 22-Sep-2004

Last Modified: 14-Mar-2011

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