TYAN Tiger MPX S2466 User Manual page 18

2.14 – Connecting External Devices
Connecting external devices to the motherboard is an easy task. The standard devices you should
expect to plug into the motherboard are keyboards, mice, and printer cables. The following
diagram will detail the ATX port stack for the following board:
S2466 Tiger MPX
At times, the PS/2 ports for keyboard and mice may be mixed up. Simply remember that the port
that is closest to the motherboard belongs to the keyboard and the one on top belongs to the
mouse.
Besides being used primarily to connect printers, the Printer Port is also used for devices such as
Zip drive, some external CD-RW drives and or other external devices. More on the uncommon
side these days are the Serial Ports. They were primarily used to connect external modems, but
most modems today are using USB or are installed internally.
TIP: While the ports have been created to accept connectors in only one direction, make sure to
be careful when inserting connectors. At times, attaching connectors in the incorrect orientation
can damage, bend and or break the pins.
2.15 – Installing the Power Supply.
There are three power connectors on your Tiger MPX. By default, the Tiger MPX requires that you
have an ATX12V power supply that has the small 4-pin square connector as well as the standard
20-pin ATX connector. However, we have made sure that if you do not meet the power
requirements by having an ATX12V power supply, you can still use your Tiger MPX.
By utilizing an Auxiliary drive power connector, you can use virtually any existing ATX 2.01/2.03
standard power supply to operate the Tiger MPX. Simply attach the connectors and proceed
forward. Also, it is not necessary to connect all three and there is no harm in doing so.
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