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Chapter 4: Motherboard Connections
4.3 Ports
Figure 4-2. Rear I/O Ports
Rear I/O Ports
See the figure below for the locations and descriptions of the various I/O ports on the rear
of the motherboard.
Rear I/O Ports
#
Description
#
Description
1.
COM Port 1
6.
USB Port 1
2.
Dedicated IPMI LAN
7.
LAN Port 1
3.
USB 3.0 Port 4
8.
LAN Port 2
4.
USB 3.0 Port 5
9.
VGA Port
5.
USB 2.0 Port 0
1
5
4
3
2
6
7
8
9
VGA Port
One VGA port is located next to LAN Port 2 on the I/O back panel. Use this connection for
VGA display.
Serial Port
There is one COM port (COM1) on the I/O back panel and one COM header (COM2) on the
motherboard. The COM1/COM2 provide serial communication support. See the table below
for pin definitions.
COM Port
Pin Definitions
Pin#
Definition
Pin#
Definition
1
DCD
6
DSR
2
RXD
7
RTS
3
TXD
8
CTS
4
DTR
9
RI
5
Ground
10
N/A
