Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup
Serial Ports
One serial port is included on the
Serial Port Pin Definitions
(COM)
serverboard. The COM port is located beside the VGA port. See the table on the right for pin definitions.
Pin # Definition
1DCD
2RXD
3TXD
4DTR
5Ground
Pin # Definition
6DSR
7RTS
8CTS
9RI
10NC
Note: NC indicates no connection.
SGPIO Header
An SGPIO (Serial General Purpose
SGPIO Header Pin Definitions
(SGPIO)
Input/Output) header is included on the serverboard. This header is used to communicate with the System Monitor- ing chip on the backplane to monitor SATA activity. See the table on the right for pin definitions.
Pin#
1
3
5
7
Definition
NC
Ground
Load
Clock
Pin 2 4 6 8
Definition *NC DATA Out Ground *NC
I2C Power Connector
This header is for I2C, which may be used to monitor the status of the power supply, fan and system temperature. See the table on the right for pin definitions.
LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports)
Two gigabit Ethernet ports (designated LAN1 and LAN2) are located beside the VGA port on the I/O backplane. These ports accept RJ45 type cables.
Note: NC indicates no connection.
I2C Power Connector
Pin Definitions
(I2C_PWR)
Pin# Definition
1Clock
2Data
3Power Fail
4Ground
5+3.3V
