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Front 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.

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

Note
chassis and connectors.

For Intel® High Definition Front Panel Audio

Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description

Analog Port 1
1 PORT 1L - left channel 2 GND Ground
(Microphone)

Active low
signal that
signals BIOS
that an Intel®
HD Audio
dongle is
Analog Port 1
connected to
3 PORT 1R - right channel 4 PRESENCE#
the analog
(Microphone)
header.
PRESENCE# =
0 when an
Intel® HD
Audio dongle is
connected

Analog Port 2 Jack detection

5 PORT 2R - right channel 6 SENSE1_RETURN return for front
(Headphone) panel (JACK1)

Jack detection
sense line
from the
Intel® HD
7 SENSE_SEND 8 KEY No pin
Audio CODEC
jack detection
resistor
network

Analog Port 2 Jack detection

9 PORT 2L - left channel 10 SENSE2_RETURN return for front
(Headphone) panel (JACK2)

For AC97 Front Panel Audio

Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description

Front panel
microphone input
signal (biased Ground used by
1 MIC 2 AUD_GND
when supporting analog
stereo
microphone)

Microphone
power / additional Ground used by
3 MIC_BIAS MIC input for 4 AUD_GND analog audio
stereo microphone circuits
support

Right channel
Right channel
audio signal
audio signal to
return from front
5 FP_OUT_R front panel 6 FP_RETURN_R
panel (when
(headphone drive
headphones
capable)
unplugged)

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Filtered +5 V used
7 AUD_5V by analog audio 8 KEY No pin
circuits

Left channel audio

Left channel audio
signal return from
signal to front
9 FP_OUT_L 10 FP_RETURN_L front panel (when
panel (headphone
headphones
drive capable)
unplugged)

Additional resources:

Troubleshooting audio issues

This applies to:

Intel® Desktop Board D101GGC

Intel® Desktop Board DG31PR
Intel® Desktop Board D102GGC2
Intel® Desktop Board DG33BU
Intel® Desktop Board D201GLY
Intel® Desktop Board DG33FB
Intel® Desktop Board D201GLY2
Intel® Desktop Board DG33TL
Intel® Desktop Board D410PT
Intel® Desktop Board DG35EC
Intel® Desktop Board D425KT
Intel® Desktop Board DG41AN
Intel® Desktop Board D510MO
Intel® Desktop Board DG41BI
Intel® Desktop Board D525MW
Intel® Desktop Board DG41CN
Intel® Desktop Board D5400XS
Intel® Desktop Board DG41KR
Intel® Desktop Board D845EPI
Intel® Desktop Board DG41MJ
Intel® Desktop Board D845GEBV2
Intel® Desktop Board DG41RQ
Intel® Desktop Board DG41TX
Intel® Desktop Board D845GERG2 Intel® Desktop Board DG41TY
Intel® Desktop Board DG41WV
Intel® Desktop Board D845GVFN Intel® Desktop Board DG43GT
Intel® Desktop Board D845GVSR Intel® Desktop Board DG43NB
Intel® Desktop Board D845PEBT2 Intel® Desktop Board DG43RK
Intel® Desktop Board DG45FC
Intel® Desktop Board D845PEMY Intel® Desktop Board DG45ID
Intel® Desktop Board D845PESV Intel® Desktop Board DG965MQ
Intel® Desktop Board D848PMB
Intel® Desktop Board D865GBF Intel® Desktop Board DG965MS
Intel® Desktop Board D865GLC
Intel® Desktop Board D865GRH Intel® Desktop Board DG965OT
Intel® Desktop Board D865GSA
Intel® Desktop Board D865GVHZ Intel® Desktop Board DG965PZ
Intel® Desktop Board D865PCD Intel® Desktop Board DG965RY
Intel® Desktop Board D865PERL Intel® Desktop Board DG965SS
Intel® Desktop Board D875PBZ Intel® Desktop Board DG965WH
Intel® Desktop Board D915GAG
Intel® Desktop Board D915GAV Intel® Desktop Board DH55HC
Intel® Desktop Board D915GEV Intel® Desktop Board DH55PJ
Intel® Desktop Board D915GLVG Intel® Desktop Board DH55TC
Intel® Desktop Board D915GUX Intel® Desktop Board DH57DD
Intel® Desktop Board D915PBL Intel® Desktop Board DH57JG
Intel® Desktop Board D915PCM Intel® Desktop Board DH61BE
Intel® Desktop Board D915PCY Intel® Desktop Board DH61CR
Intel® Desktop Board D915PDT Intel® Desktop Board DH61DL
Intel® Desktop Board D915PGN Intel® Desktop Board DH61WW
Intel® Desktop Board D915PLWD Intel® Desktop Board DH67BL
Intel® Desktop Board D915PSY Intel® Desktop Board DH67CF
Intel® Desktop Board D925XBC Intel® Desktop Board DH67CL
Intel® Desktop Board D925XCV Intel® Desktop Board DH67GD
Intel® Desktop Board D925XEBC2 Intel® Desktop Board DH67VR
Intel® Desktop Board DP35DP
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Intel® Desktop Board DP43BFL
Intel® Desktop Board D925XHY Intel® Desktop Board DP43TF
Intel® Desktop Board D945GBO Intel® Desktop Board DP45SG
Intel® Desktop Board D945GCCR Intel® Desktop Board DP55KG
Intel® Desktop Board D945GCL Intel® Desktop Board DP55SB
Intel® Desktop Board D945GCLF Intel® Desktop Board DP55WB
Intel® Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Intel® Desktop Board DP55WG
Intel® Desktop Board DP67BA
Intel® Desktop Board D945GCNL Intel® Desktop Board DP67BG
Intel® Desktop Board D945GCPE Intel® Desktop Board DP67DE
Intel® Desktop Board D945GCZ Intel® Desktop Board DP965LT
Intel® Desktop Board D945GNT Intel® Desktop Board DQ35JO
Intel® Desktop Board D945GPM Intel® Desktop Board DQ35MP
Intel® Desktop Board D945GRW Intel® Desktop Board DQ43AP
Intel® Desktop Board D945GSEJT Intel® Desktop Board DQ45CB
Intel® Desktop Board D945GTP Intel® Desktop Board DQ45EK
Intel® Desktop Board D945PAW Intel® Desktop Board DQ57TM
Intel® Desktop Board D945PDK Intel® Desktop Board DQ57TML
Intel® Desktop Board D945PLNM
Intel® Desktop Board D945PLRN Intel® Desktop Board DQ67EP
Intel® Desktop Board D945PSN Intel® Desktop Board DQ67OW
Intel® Desktop Board D945PVS Intel® Desktop Board DQ67SW
Intel® Desktop Board D945PWM Intel® Desktop Board DQ963FX
Intel® Desktop Board D946GZIS Intel® Desktop Board DQ965CO
Intel® Desktop Board D946GZTS
Intel® Desktop Board D955XBK Intel® Desktop Board DQ965GF
Intel® Desktop Board D955XCS Intel® Desktop Board DQ965WC
Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX
Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX2 Intel® Desktop Board DX38BT
Intel® Desktop Board DB43LD Intel® Desktop Board DX48BT2
Intel® Desktop Board DB65AL Intel® Desktop Board DX58OG
Intel® Desktop Board DG31GL Intel® Desktop Board DX58SO
Intel® Desktop Board DX58SO2

Solution ID: CS-015851

Date Created: 22-Sep-2004
Last Modified: 14-Mar-2011

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