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Serial port A connector: Serial signal cables for modems and other serial
devices connect here to the 9-pin serial port A connector. If you are using a
25-pin signal cable, you need a 9-pin-to-25-pin adapter cable.
4
Advanced System Management PCI adapter 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port
connector: This connector attaches the Advanced System Management PCI
adapter to a network hub for remote communication.
Note: The Advanced System Management PCI adapter 10/100 Mbps
Ethernet connector cannot be accessed from the network operating
system. The connector is dedicated to connecting your Advanced
System Management PCI adapter to an Ethernet network through a
service-processor interface, such as the system management software
that comes with your server.
5
Serial port B connector: Serial signal cables for modems and other serial
devices connect here to the 9-pin serial port B connector. If you are using a
25-pin signal cable, you need a 9-pin-to-25-pin adapter cable.
6
Advanced System Management PCI adapter dual serial port connector:
This connector can be used to attach to a Y-cable that is shipped with your
server. This Y-cable can be used to attach to a modem that is dedicated to
communication with the Advanced System Management PCI adapter.
7
Advanced System Management Interconnect port connector: This
connector is used to attach other compatible service processors for remote
access.
8
Advanced System Management external power connector: This
connector is not used.
9
Parallel port connector: A signal cable for a parallel device, such as a
printer connects here.
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Video port connector: The monitor signal cable connects here.
11 Universal Serial Bus connectors: You can attach I/O devices to these two
Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors. You need a 4-pin cable to connect
devices to USB 1 or 2.
Note: If a standard (non-USB) keyboard is attached to the keyboard port, the
USB ports are disabled while the power-on self-test (POST) is
running, and no USB devices will work during POST.
12 Power supply connectors: The three system power cords connect here.
13 PCI expansion slots: Your server has twelve 64-bit, PCI expansion slots.
All PCI slots support hot-plug PCI adapters.
14 Keyboard port connector: The keyboard cable connects here.
15 Mouse port connector: The mouse cable connects here. This port
sometimes is called an auxiliary-device or pointing-device port.
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