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Chapter 2: Installation
2.5 Connectors
TPM Header/Port 80 Connector
The JTPM1 header is used to connect a Trusted Platform Module (TPM), which is available from
a third-party vendor. A TPM is a security device that supports encryption and authentication in
hard drives. It enables the motherboard to deny access if the TPM associated with the hard
drive is not installed in the system.
Please go to the following link for more information on TPM:
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Trusted Platform Module Header
Pin Definitions
Pin#
Definition
Pin#
Definition
1
LCLK
2
GND
3
LFRAME#
4
5
LRESET#
6
NC
7
LAD3
8
LAD2
9
3.3V
10
LAD1
11
LAD0
12
GND
13
NC
14
NC
15
3.3V_STBY
16
SERIRQ
17
GND
18
NC
19
NC
20
NC
SATA Ports
The H12DGQ-NT6 supports four SATA 3.0 ports through P0-SATA0~3, P2-SATA0~3, and
P2-SATA4~7 ports and HDD backplane board BPN-SAS3-LB16A-N10 with a specific cable.
NVM Express Connections
Te n N V M E x p r e s s p o r t s v i a f i v e S l i m S A S x 8 p o r t s a r e l o c a t e d o n
the serverboard (from PLX). These ports provide high-speed, low-latency PCIe
4.0 x4 connections directly from the PLX to NVMe Solid State Drives (SSD).
IPMB System Management Bus Header
A System Management Bus header for IPMI 2.0 is located at JIPMB1. Connect the appropriate
cable here to use the IPMB I
2
C connection on your system.
IPMB Header
Pin Definitions
Pin#
Definition
1
Data
2
Ground
3
Clock
4
No Connection