Mounting The Motherboard In The Chassis; Connecting Cables; Power Supply Connector; Secondary Power Connector - Supermicro SUPER P6DGE User Manual

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Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All the motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of
chassis. Chassis may come with a variety of mounting fasteners, made of
metal or plastic. Although a chassis may have both metal and plastic fas-
teners, metal fasteners are the most highly recommended because they
ground the system board to the chassis.
fasteners as possible for better grounding.
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Connecting Cables

Power Supply Connector

After you have securely mounted
the motherboard to the chassis,
you are ready to connect the
cables. Attach power supply
cables to J32 for an ATX power
supply. See Table 2-2 for pin defi-
nitions of an ATX power supply.

Secondary Power Connector

The Secondary Power Connector
is recommended when a heavy
load of peripherals have been
connected to the motherboard.
Note: Be sure to use a 1 X 6 pin connector and
check the power supply layout before attach-
The Secondary Power Con-
ing it.
nector is located on J36.
Table 2-3 for pin definitions.

Infrared Connector

The infrared connector is located on
pins 1-5 of JF2. See Table 2-4 for pin
definitions.
Therefore, use as many metal
ATX Power Supply Connector
Pin Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Secondary Power Connector
* P 6 D G E / P 6 D G S / P 6 D G U o n l y
See
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Chapter 2: Installation
Table 2-2
Pin Definitions (J32)
Definition Pin Number Definition
3.3V 11
3.3V3 12
G r o u n d 13
5 V 14
G r o u n d 15
5 V 16
G r o u n d 17
P W - O K 18
5 V S B 19
1 2 V 20
Table 2-3
Pin Definitions (J36)
Pin
Number Definition
1 G r o u n d
2 G r o u n d
3 G r o u n d
4 +3.3V
5 +3.3V
6 +5V (keyed)
Table 2-4
Infrared Connector
Pin Definitions
(JF2)
Pin
N u m b e r Definition
1 + 5 V
2 K e y
3 I R R X
4 G r o u n d
5 I R T X
3.3V
-12V
G r o u n d
P S - O N
G r o u n d
G r o u n d
G r o u n d
-5V
5 V
5 V