Chapter 2: Installation

2-8 Parallel Port, Floppy Drive, Hard Disk Drive, SIMLP IPMI and SCSI Connections

Note the following when connecting the fl oppy and hard disk drive cables:

The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.

A single fl oppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two fl oppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B.

 

 

Parallel (Printer) Port Connector

 

 

 

Pin Definitions

 

Parallel (Printer) Port

Pin#

Definition

 

Pin #

Definition

1

Strobe-

 

2

Auto Feed-

 

Connector

 

3

Data Bit 0

 

4

Error-

 

 

 

The parallel (printer) port is located

5

Data Bit 1

 

 

Init-

 

6

on the IO Back Panel. See the table

7

Data Bit 2

 

 

SLCT IN-

 

8

on the right for pin defi nitions.

9

Data Bit 3

 

10

GND

 

11

Data Bit 4

 

12

GND

 

13

Data Bit 5

 

 

GND

 

 

14

 

15

Data Bit 6

 

 

GND

 

 

16

 

17

Data Bit 7

 

 

GND

 

 

18

 

19

ACK

 

 

GND

 

 

20

 

21

BUSY

 

 

Write Data

 

 

22

 

23

PE

 

 

Write Gate

 

 

24

 

25

SLCT

 

 

NC

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

KB/

Fan6

Fan5

4-Pin

 

24-Pin ATX PWR

 

Fan7

SMBPS PSF

 

 

 

8-pin PWR

 

 

PWR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mouse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JAR

J3P

 

 

 

 

Fan1

A. Parallel Port

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIMM 4B

(Bank 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB0/1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ctrl

 

 

 

 

DIMM 4A (Bank 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIMM 3B

(Bank 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ParrallelPortJLAN1

 

 

 

DIMM 3A (Bank 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEDSPK

Fan2

 

 

 

 

DIMM 2B

(Bank 2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIMM 1B (Bank 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PW

JP1

 

VGA

 

 

 

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LE1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLAN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOH1

 

GLAN2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU2

 

 

 

SGPIO2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPER

X7DB8/E

North Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SGPIO1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot7

 

SIMLP IPMI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fan8Fan3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI-Exp x8

SEPC

 

 

 

 

 

JBT1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPG1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floppy

 

CompactFlash

 

 

 

Slot6

 

PCI-Exp x8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VGA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South

JCF1

 

 

IDE1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JWF1

 

 

 

 

 

CTRL

Slot5

 

 

 

Battery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot4

 

PCI-Exp x4

 

BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPA3 JPA2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CTRL

 

JWD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

Slot3

PCI-X 133 MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel

 

 

LAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPL1

 

 

J28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPL2

 

 

J27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB4

 

 

 

SCSI

 

 

 

Slot2

PCI-X 133 MHz

 

 

 

 

 

PXH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

320

 

 

SI/O

 

 

JWOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slot1

PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB2/3

SCSI CTRL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DA2

 

 

 

Fan4

DA1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JK1

SMB

JL1

SATA4

SATA5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPA1

320 SCSI Channel B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JCOM2

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA0

SATA1 SATA2 SATA3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SUPER MICRO Computer X7DB8, X7DBE user manual Parallel Printer Port, Connector, Parallel Port

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