Serial Ports; Video Connector - Supermicro SuperO X8DTL-3 User Manual

Serial Ports

Two COM connections (COM1 &
COM2) are located on the motherboard.
COM1 is located on the Backplane IO
panel. COM2 is located next to the
onboard buzzer to provide additional
serial connection support. See the table
on the right for pin defi nitions.
1
COM1

Video Connector

A Video (VGA) connector is located
next to COM Port1 on the IO back-
plane. This connector is used to pro-
vide video display. Refer to the board
layout below for the location.
X8DTL Series
2
Pin #
1
2
3
4
5
2
COM2
1
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Chapter 2: Installation
Serial Ports-COM1/COM2
Pin Defi nitions
Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
DCD 6 DSR
RXD 7 RTS
TXD 8 CTS
DTR 9 RI
Ground 10 N/A
1. COM1
2. COM2
3. VGA
3