Connecting Cables; Connecting Data Cables; Connecting Power Cables; Connecting The Control Panel - Supermicro SUPERSERVER 5018D-FN8T User Manual

SUPERSERVER 5018D-FN8T User's Manual
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Connecting Cables

Once the motherboard is installed, the cables must be connected. These include
the data (ribbon) cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables.
See section 5-5 for connectors.

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 disconnect any of these cables,
you should 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.
•
SATA drive data cables (I-SATA0-5)
•
Control Panel cable (JF1)
Important! Make sure the the cables do not come into contact with the fans.

Connecting Power Cables

The motherboard has three power supply connectors, JPW1, JPV1, JPH1. The 4-pin
HDD power connector JPH1 provides power to HDD devices.

Connecting the Control Panel

The JF1 connector contains header pins for the front control panel. All JF1 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.
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