ECS GF8200A Manual page 25

IR: Infrared header
The motherboard supports an Infrared (IR) data port. Infrared ports allow the wire-
less exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices
such as printers, laptops, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and other computers.
Pin Signal Name
1
Not Assigned
2
Key
3
+5V
4
GND
5
IR_TX
6
IR_RX
F_USB1~3: Front Panel USB headers
The motherboard has six USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Addi-
tionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have
this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to
the motherboard.
Pin Signal Name
1
USBPWR
2
USBPWR
3
USB_FP_P0-
4
USB_FP_P1-
5
USB_FP_P0+
6
USB_FP_P1+
7
GND
8
GND
9
Key
10
NC
Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as
indicated above. A different pin assignment may cause damage or system
hang-up.
SATA1~5: Serial ATA connectors
These connectors are used to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest date
transfer rates (3.0 Gb/s), simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly. It elimi-
nates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface. But maintains register com-
patibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA.
Pin Signal Name
1
Ground
3
TX-
5
RX-
7
Ground
Due to the limitation of NVIDIA chipset, SATA 4~5 support AHCI/RAID
Mode only.
Installing the Motherboard
Function
Not assigned
No pin
IR Power
Ground
IrDA serial output
IrDA serial input
Function
Front Panel USB Power
Front Panel USB Power
USB Port 0 Negative Signal
USB Port 1 Negative Signal
USB Port 0 Positive Signal
USB Port 1 Positive Signal
Ground
Ground
No pin
Not connected
Pin Signal Name
2
TX+
4
Ground
6
RX+
-
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