Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components 
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Connecting to the HD Audio Link Header 
See Figure 22, A for the location of the HD Audio Link header.  Table 4 shows the pin 
assignments for the header. 
Table 4.  HD Audio Link Header Signal Names 
Pin Signal Name  Pin Signal Name 
1   BCLK  2  Ground 
3 RST  4 3.3V/1.5V I/O 
5 SYNC  6 Ground 
7 SDO  8 3.3V_Core 
9 SDI  10 +12V 
11 No Connection  12 Key 
13 No Connection  14 3.3V/1.5V STBY 
15 No Connection  16 Ground 
Connecting to the IEEE 1394a Header 
See Figure 22, B for the location of the blue IEEE 1394a header.  Table 5 shows the 
pin assignments for the header. 
Table 5.  IEEE 1394a Signal Header Names 
Pin Signal Name  Pin Signal Name 
1   TPA1+  2  TPA1- 
3 Ground  4 Ground 
5 TPA2+  6 TPA2- 
7 +12 V  8 +12 V 
9  Key (no pin)  10  Ground 
Installing a Front Panel Audio Solution for Intel
®
 High 
Definition Audio 
Figure 22, C on page 42 shows the location of the yellow front panel audio header.  
Table 6 shows the pin assignments for the front panel audio header. 
Table 6.  Front Panel Audio Header Signal Names for Intel High Definition 
Audio 
Pin Signal Name  Pin Signal Name 
1   PORT 1L  2  GND 
3 PORT 1R  4 PRESENCE# 
5 PORT 2R  6 SENSE1_RETURN 
7 SENSE_SEND  8 KEY (no pin) 
9 PORT 2L  10 SENSE2_RETURN