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Table of Contents
Preface
About This Motherboard ................................................................................................iii
Manual Organization .....................................................................................................iii
Conventions Used in the Manual: .................................................................................iv
Contacting Supermicro ...................................................................................................v
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
Checklist .......................................................................................................... 1-1
Motherboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-5
1-2
Processor Overview ....................................................................................... 1-7
Chapter 2 Installation
2-1
Standardized Warning Statements ................................................................. 2-1
Battery Handling .............................................................................................. 2-1
Product Disposal ............................................................................................. 2-3
2-2 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 2-4
Precautions ..................................................................................................... 2-4
Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 2-4
2-3 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................. 2-5
Tools Needed .................................................................................................. 2-5
Location of Mounting Holes ............................................................................ 2-5
Installing the Motherboard .............................................................................. 2-6
2-4
Connectors/IO Ports ........................................................................................ 2-7
Backplane I/O Panel ....................................................................................... 2-7
Ethernet Ports ............................................................................................ 2-8
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ........................................................................ 2-9
Serial Port ................................................................................................... 2-9
Hardware Reset Button ............................................................................ 2-10
RTC Battery Connector ............................................................................ 2-10
5V-18V Motherboard Power Connector ....................................................2-11
Alternative Power Connector ................................................................... 2-12
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C Connector ........................................................................................... 2-13
SPI Flash Program Header ...................................................................... 2-13
A1SQN/A1SQN-E 2X10 External I/O Conector ....................................... 2-14
JP5V and JP3V3 Jumpers ....................................................................... 2-14
Micro SD Card Slot .................................................................................. 2-15
Mini PCIe Card Slots ................................................................................ 2-15
ZigBee Headers ....................................................................................... 2-16
A1SQN/A1SQN-E Motherboard User's Manual
