Step 9 Attach Cables, Continued

J12 Keyboard Connector The keyboard connector is a 6-pin DIN socket. The pinout is shown below.

 

Pin

Assignments

 

 

1

Keyboard clock

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Keyboard data

 

 

 

 

 

 

3, 6

Not used

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

VCC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connect Mouse Cable The mouse connector (J2) is a 10-pin berg. The mouse cable is the same as the serial cable in the motherboard. Two serial cables are shipped with the motherboard. Use one of these cables for the mouse, or make your own cable. The pinout is:

Pin

Description

Pin

Description

 

1

MouseClock

2

N/C

 

3

N/C

4

N/C

 

5

N/C

6

VCC

 

7

N/C

8

MouseData

 

9

Ground

10

N/C

 

 

 

 

 

 

J29 Chassis Door Intrusion J29 is a 2-pin berg that can be used to attach a wire to the chassis door intrusion connector, if the chassis has this feature. The logic must be set so that Pin 1 and Pin 2 are shorted when the chassis door is closed and open when the chassis door is opened.

J18 External SMI J18 is a 3-pin berg. An external SMI (System Management Interrupt) source can be connected to J18. When an external SMI needs to generate an SMI to the system, Pin 1 must be shorted to Pin 2 (as a pulse).

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American Megatrends MAN-758 manual Pin Assignments

MAN-758 specifications

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