Video Port; Keyboard Port; Auxiliary-Device (Pointing Device) Port - IBM eServer xSeries 255 Option Installation Manual

Video port

Your server comes with an integrated super video graphics array (SVGA) video
controller. This controller is not removable, but you can disable it by installing a PCI
video adapter.
Note: If you install a PCI video adapter, the server BIOS will automatically disable
The integrated video controller is located on PCI bus A (slot 1) on the system
board. See "Adapter considerations" on page 18 for detailed information about the
PCI buses in your server.
The following illustration shows the pin-number assignments for the 15-pin analog
video connector on the rear of your server.

Keyboard port

There is one keyboard port on the rear of your server.
Note: If you attach a standard (non-USB) keyboard to the keyboard port, the USB
The following illustration shows the pin-number assignments for the keyboard port
on the rear of your server.
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Auxiliary-device (pointing device) port

The system board has one auxiliary-device port that supports a mouse or other
pointing device.
The following illustration shows the pin-number assignments for the auxiliary-device
port on the rear of your server.
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the integrated video controller.
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ports and devices will be disabled during the power-on self-test (POST). You
might need to use the Configuration/Setup Utility to Enable keyboardless
operation and prevent the POST error message 301 from being displayed
during startup. For detailed information about this option and how to connect
it to your server, refer to the documentation that comes with the option.
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