Supermicro SUPERSERVER 6013A-T, User Manual

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Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup
5-3
5-3 Connecting Cables
Now that the motherboard is installed, the next step is to connect the cables to
the board. These include the data (ribbon) cables for the peripherals and control
panel and the power cables.
Connecting Data Cables
The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have
been carefully routed to prevent them from blocking the flow of cooling air
that moves through the system from front to back. If you need to discon-
nect any of these cables, take care to keep them routed as they were originally
after reconnecting them (make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations).
The following data cables (with their locations noted) should be connected. (See
the layout on page 5-10 for connector locations.)
z
IDE Device Cable (J3)
z
Floppy Drive Cable (JP7)
z
Serial ATA Device Cables (J13 and J14)
z
Serial ATA Cable (J5)
z
Control Panel Cable (JF2)
Connecting Power Cables
The X5DPA-TGM+ has a 24-pin primary power supply connector (designated ATX
Power) for connection to the ATX power supply. In addition, there is a 8-pin
secondary power connector at J15 that also must be connected to your power
supply. See Section 5-8 for power connector pin definitions.
Connecting the Control Panel
JF2 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See
Figure 5-1 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons
and LED indicators.
All JF2 wires have been bundled into a single ribbon cable to simplify this
connection. Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the
board. The other end connects to the Control Panel PCB board, located just
behind the system status LEDs on the chassis. See Section 5-8 for details
and pin descriptions.