Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup

5-3 Connecting Cables

Now that the motherboard is installed, the next step is to connect the cables to the board. These include the data (ribbon) cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables.

Connecting Data Cables

The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed to prevent them from blocking the flow of cooling air that moves through the system from front to back. If you need to disconnect any of these cables, you should take care to keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting them (make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations). The following data cables (with their locations noted) should be con- nected. (See the layout on page 5-10 for connector locations.)

lIDE Device Cables (J18 and J19)

lFloppy Drive Cable (J26)

lSCSI Device Cables (JPA1, JPA2, JPA3) (5010H only)

lControl Panel Cable (JF1, see next page)

Connecting Power Cables

The 370SSR+/370SSE+ has a 20-pin primary power supply connector designated "ATX Power" for connection to the ATX power supply. See Section 5-8 for power connector pin definitions.

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SUPER MICRO Computer 5010H, 5010E user manual Connecting Cables, Connecting Data Cables, Connecting Power Cables

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