Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup

HDD/FP UID Button

The HDD/UID button connections are located on pins 13/14 of JF1. Attach a hard-drive LED cable to display HDD or SATA activity. This connection can also be used for the front panel UID (Unit Identi- fier) button. (The UID LED on pin 7 of JF1 works in conjunction with the UID button.) When the user presses and releases the UID button, the UID LED will be turned on or off to indicate the location of the unit in a stack or rackmounted servers.

Power On LED

The Power On LED connector is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. This connection is used to provide LED indication of power being supplied to the system. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

Fan Headers

The X8DTG-DF has eight chassis/system fan headers (Fan1 to Fan8). All these 4-pin fans headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3-pin fans. Fan speed control is available for 4-pin fans but not supported by 3-pin fans. The fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting in the BIOS. (The Default setting is disabled.) See the table on the right for pin definitions.

Chassis Intrusion

The Chassis Intrusion header is desig- nated JL1. Attach an appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened

HDD/UID LED

Pin Definitions (JF1)

Pin# Definition

13UID Signal/3.3V

14HDD Active

Power LED

Pin Definitions (JF1)

Pin# Definition

15+3.3V Stby

16Control

Fan Header

Pin Definitions

Pin# Definition

1Ground (Black)

2+12V (Red)

3Tachometer

4PWM Control

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Definitions

Pin# Definition

1Intrusion Input

2Ground

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