Universal Serial Bus Ports - IBM 8669 - Eserver xSeries 342 Hardware Maintenance Manual

pin-number assignments conform to the industry standard.

Universal Serial Bus ports

The server has two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, which configure automatically.
USB is an emerging serial interface standard for telephony and multimedia devices.
It uses Plug and Play technology to determine the type of device attached to the
connector.
Notes:
1. If you attach a standard (non-USB) keyboard to the keyboard connector, the
2. If you install a USB keyboard that has a mouse port, the USB keyboard
USB cables and hubs: You need a 4-pin cable to connect devices to USB 1 or
USB 2. If you plan to attach more than two USB devices, you must use a hub to
connect the devices. The hub provides multiple connectors for attaching additional
external USB devices.
USB technology provides 12 megabits-per-second (Mbps) speed with a maximum
of 127 external devices and a maximum signal distance of five meters (16 ft.) per
segment.
USB-port connectors: Each USB port has an external connector on the rear of
the server for attaching USB compatible devices.
The following table shows the pin-number assignments for the USB-port connectors
on the rear of the server.
Table 3. USB-port connector pin-number assignments
Pin Signal
1 VCC + 5 V VCC
2 -Data
3 +Data
4 Ground
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1 5
6 9
Pin Signal
1 Data carrier detect
2 Receive data
3 Transmit data
4 Data terminal ready
5 Signal ground
USB ports and devices will be disabled during the power-on self-test (POST).
emulates a mouse and you will not be able to disable the mouse settings in the
Configuration/Setup Utility program.
1 4
Pin Signal
6 Data set ready
7 Request to send
8 Clear to send
9 Ring indicator