SUPER MICRO Computer SuperServer 5016I-T user manual Sata and Floppy Drive Connections, Sata Ports

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup

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SATA Ports

Six Serial ATA (SATA) ports (I-SATA 0~5) are located on the X8SIL-F motherboard (4 SATA ports on the X8SIL). These Serial Link connections provide faster data transmission than traditional Parallel ATA. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

Floppy Connector

The floppy connector is located next to the DIMM slots on the motherboard.

SATA Port

Pin Definitions

(I-SATA0 ~ I-SATA5)

Pin # Definition

1Ground

2TXP

3TXN

4Ground

5RXN

6RXP

7Ground

Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions (Floppy)

See the table on the right for pin definitions.

Note the following when connecting the floppy cable:

•The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

•A red mark on a wire typically des- ignates the location of pin 1.

•A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two con- nectors to provide for two floppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires al- ways connects to drive B.

Pin#	Definition
1	Ground
3	Ground
5	Key

7Ground

9Ground

11 Ground

13Ground

15Ground

17Ground

19Ground

21 Ground

23Ground

25Ground

27 Ground

29Ground

31Ground

33 Ground

Pin # Definition

2	FDHDIN
4	Reserved
6	FDEDIN
8	Index
10	Motor Enable
12	Drive Select B

14Drive Select B

16Motor Enable

18DIR

20STEP

22 Write Data

24Write Gate

26Track 00

28 Write Protect

30Read Data

32Side 1 Select

34 Diskette

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