This Supermicro cable allows you to adapt a Supermicro server chassis to be used with a non-Supermicro motherboard. Many Supermicro server chassis have a front control panel (power button, reset button, power LED, HDD activity LED, network activity LED, etc.) with a single 16-pin cable connector. This connector will not fit non-Supermicro motherboards. Using this CBL-084L cable adapter, you can convert that 16-pin connector to 8 pairs of individual 2-pin connectors that can be used with other brands of motherboards.