Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Installation Instructions
This section covers External Connectors and Jumper Settings. Refer to the mainboard layout chart for locations of all jumpers, external connectors, slots and I/O ports. Further- more, this section lists all necessary connector pin assignments for your reference. The particular state of the jumpers, connectors and ports are illustrated in the following fig- ures. Before setting the jumpers or inserting these connectors, please pay attention to the directions.
Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing expansion cards or other system peripherals, otherwise your mainboard and expansion cards might be seriously damaged.
External Connectors
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
PS/2 keyboard connector is for the usage of PS/2 keyboard. If using a standard AT size keyboard, an adapter should be used to fit this connector. PS/2 mouse connector is for the usage of PS/2 mouse.
PS/2 Mouse Connector 
PS/2KeyboardConnector 
USB1, USB2 and LAN Connectors
(LAN connector is only available on PlatiniX
Two USB ports are for connecting USB devices. The
LINK Active
LAN(optional)
USB1
USB2
Parallel Port, Serial Port Connectors (UART1, UART2)
The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel device such as a printer. The serial port UART1,2 connectors can be connected to a serial port device such as a serial port mouse. You can enable/disable them and choose the IRQ or I/O address in “Integrated Periph- erals” from AWARD CMOS SETUP.
Parallel Port 
UART1 | UART2 |
Manual for PlatiniX 2 series