Floppy Drive Connector
Pin Definitions

Chapter 2: Installation

2-9 Floppy Drive, SIMLP, Serial ATA and Hard Disk Drive Connections

COM1 USB0/1

Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables:

The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

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

A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy 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.

 

 

 

 

 

Pin#

Definition

Pin #

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

1

Ground

2

FDHDIN

 

 

 

 

 

3

Ground

4

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

5

Key

6

FDEDIN

Floppy Connector

 

7

Ground

8

Index

 

9

Ground

10

Motor Enable

 

 

 

 

 

The floppy connector is located close

11

Ground

12

Drive Select B

to the Front Panel Control on the

13

Ground

14

Drive Select B

motherboard. See the table on the

15

Ground

16

Motor Enable

right for pin definitions.

17

Ground

18

DIR

 

 

 

 

 

19

Ground

20

STEP

 

 

 

 

 

21

Ground

22

Write Data

 

 

 

 

 

23

Ground

24

Write Gate

 

 

 

 

 

25

Ground

26

Track 00

 

 

 

 

 

27

Ground

28

Write Protect

 

 

 

 

 

29

Ground

30

Read Data

 

 

 

 

 

31

Ground

32

Side 1 Select

 

 

 

 

 

33

Ground

34

Diskette

KB/Mouse

Fan5

Fan6

JPW3

J6

 

A. Floppy

 

 

 

JPW2

JPW1

 

 

 

 

P2 DIMM3A

 

 

Fan1

 

 

USB2/3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P2 DIMM3B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P2 DIMM2A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P2 DIMM2B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P2 DIMM1A

 

CPU1

 

 

 

 

 

 

P2 DIMM1B

 

 

Fan7/CPU1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM2

Fan8/CPU2 Fan

X8DA3/i

 

LAN1

LAN2

CPU2

 

AUDIO

 

P1 DIMM1B

P1 DIMM1A

P1 DIMM2B

P1 DIMM2A

P1 DIMM3B

P1 DIMM3A

SP1

LE1

JOH1

JD1

Fan2

 

JF1

 

82573V

Slot6 PCI-E x16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CTRL

JPL1

1

JI2C3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JI2C4

 

 

 

 

Intel IOH-36D

 

 

Slot5 PCI 33MH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

82573L

JPL2

 

 

 

 

 

 

(North Bridge)

 

LAN

Slot4 PCI 33MH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CTRL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JI2C1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JI2C2

 

 

 

BIOS

 

 

 

LES2

LES1

 

Slot3 PCI-E X16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1394_2 1394_1

JPI1

SPI

 

ICH10R

 

 

 

 

 

1394

JBT1

 

Intel

I-Button

1068E

JC2

Slot2 PCI-E X4

 

CTRL

 

 

South

 

SAS CTRL

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridge

T-SGPIO2 T-SGPIO1

 

 

 

 

Battery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD1

Slot1 PCI 33MH

 

 

 

 

 

I-SATA5 I-SATA3

I-SATA1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB6/7 USB4/5

USB9

USB8

 

 

 

Slot0 SIMLC

 

 

 

I-SATA4 I-SATA2

I-SATA0

JWD1JL1

 

 

 

JUSB3

JUSB2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fan3

 

S I/O

Floppy

A

 

J5

JFDD1

 

 

 

 

JSM2

SAS 4~7

 

 

JSM1

SAS 0~3

 

 

JWOL1

 

 

 

JPS1JPS2

 

Fan4

 

 

 

 

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SUPER MICRO Computer X8DA3 user manual Floppy Connector, floppy connector is located close, To the Front Panel Control on

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