Front Panel I/O and Control Boards

 

 

 

 

Intel® Server Platform

SR6850HW4 TPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 32. Front Panel I/O Board Block Diagram

8.1.2Architectural Overview

The Front Panel I/O Board provides three main functions for the platform. The first function is to provide filtered video and USB signals to the front panel connector. The second is to provide a speaker. The third is to provide a system NMI button.

Functional blocks are as follows:

ƒUSB ports

-External front control panel connector for three USB 2.0 ports

-Filtering for the USB signals

-Bulk capacitance and fused power for USB ports

ƒVideo connector

-External front control panel 15-pin VGA connector

-Required safety fusing and EMI filtering

ƒSpeaker

-Audible beep-code and alarm speaker

ƒNMI button

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