Chapter 2: Installation

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse are located next to the Back Panel USB Ports 0/1 on the mother- board. See the table at right for pin definitions.

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin

Definitions

PS2 Keyboard

PS2 Mouse

Pin#

 

Definition

Pin#

 

Definition

 

 

1

 

KB Data

1

 

Mouse Data

 

 

2

 

No Connection

2

 

No Connection

 

 

3

 

Ground

3

 

Ground

 

 

4

 

Mouse/KB VCC

4

 

Mouse/KB VCC

 

 

 

 

(+5V)

 

 

(+5V)

5

 

KB Clock

5

 

Mouse Clock

 

 

6

 

No Connection

6

 

No Connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCC: with 1.5A PTC (current limit)

KB/MOUSE

JPW1

 

USB0/1

DIMM1B

 

COM1

 

DIMM1A

1Keyboard (Purple)

2Mouse (Green)

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

DESIGNED USAIN

H-X7SLA

945GC

CPU

JF1 1

Tested to Comply With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

JPL1-2:LAN1/2 1-2:ENABLE 2-3:DISABLE

SLOT7 PCI-E X4 in X8

ICH7R

SLOT6 PCI-E X8

SLOT5 PCI 33MHZ

JPW2 for Device Power Only

COM2

USB4/5

USB7

USB6

USB2/3

 

 

 

IDE

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JL1:CHASSIS

INTRUSION

2

1

Back Panel Connectors

 

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SUPER MICRO Computer X7SLA-L, X7SLA-H user manual ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports, Keyboard Purple Mouse Green

X7SLA-L, X7SLA-H specifications

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