Back Panel; Mouse/Keyboard Connector; Serial Port Connector: Com Port - MSI 945PL Neo Series User Manual

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Back Panel

The back panel provides the following connectors:
M ou se
Keyboard COM Port

Mouse/Keyboard Connector

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2
attaching a PS/2 mouse/keyboard. You can plug a PS/2
®
into this connector. The connector location and pin assignments are as follows:
6
4
1
2
PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard
(6-pin Female)

Serial Port Connector: COM Port

The mainboard offers one 9-pin male DIN connector COM Port. It's a 16550A high
speed communication port that send/receive/ 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial
mouse or other serial device directly to it.
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
9-Pin Male DIN Connector
COM Port
2-10
Parallel
®
PIN
5
1
3
2
3
4
5
6
PIN
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
LAN
USB Ports
mouse/keyboard mini DIN connector for
mouse/keyboard directly
®
Pin Definition
SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
Mouse/Keyboard Data Mouse/Keyboard data
NC No connection
GND Ground
VCC +5V
Mouse/Keyboard Clock Mouse/Keyboard clock
NC No connection
Pin Definition
SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
DCD Data Carry Detect
SIN Serial In or Receive Data
SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data
DTR Data T erminal Ready)
GND Ground
DSR Data Set Ready
RTS Request T o Send
CTS Clear To Send
RI Ring Indicate
L-In RS-Out
L-Out CS-Out
Surround
Mic
Out