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Chapter 4: Motherboard Connections
ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports
The ATX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse are located above Back Panel USB Ports 0/1 on
the motherboard.
HDMI Port
One HDMI (High-Defi nition Multimedia Interface) is located on the I/O backpanel. This
connector is used to display both high defi nition video and digital sound through an HDMI
capable display, using a single HDMI cable (not included).
VESA® DisplayPort™
DisplayPort, developed by the VESA consortium, delivers digital display at a fast refresh rate.
It can connect to virtually any display device using a DisplayPort adapter for devices such
as VGA, DVI or HDMI.
Serial Port (COM1)
There is one serial (COM) port header on the motherboard. COM1 is located next to the 1394
connection header. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions.
SATA Connections (I-SATA0~I-SATA5)
Six Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 connectors (I-SATA 0~5) are supported on the board. These I-SATA
3.0 ports are supported by the Intel Z270 PCH chip (supports RAID 0,1,5,10). See the table
below for pin defi nitions.
SATA 2.0/3.0 Connectors
Pin Defi nitions
Pin#
Signal
1
Ground
2
SATA_TXP
3
SATA_TXN
4
Ground
5
SATA_RXN
6
SATA_RXP
7
Ground
U.2 SSD Connectors
Two U.2 SSD connectors (U.2 Connector 1, U.2 Connector 2) are supported on the board.
These connectors support Solid State Drives (SSD) and is an extension of the existing SATA
connectors. They offer up to 4x PCI 3.0 lanes to a connected SSD device.
