Serial Port; Universal Serial Bus Version 1.1 Ports - IBM Xseries 345 8670 Maintenance Manual

SCSI connectors
The following illustration shows a 68-pin, female D-shell SCSI connectors. These
connectors conform to the SCSI standard.

Serial port

Your server has one standard serial port. Some application programs require
specific ports, and some modems function properly only at certain communication
port addresses. You might need to use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to
change communication port address assignments to prevent or resolve address
conflicts.
Viewing or changing the serial-port assignments
Complete the following steps to view or change the serial-port assignments:
1. Restart the server and watch the monitor screen.
2. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1.
3. From the main menu, select Devices and I/O Ports; then, press Enter.
4. Select the serial port; then, use the arrow keys to advance through the available
5. Select Save Settings; then, select Exit Setup to exit from the
Serial-port connector
The following illustration shows the 9-pin, male D-shell serial-port connector on the
rear of your server. This connector conforms to the industry standard.

Universal Serial Bus version 1.1 ports

Your server has one Universal Serial Bus (USB) version 1.1 connector on the front
of the server and two USB version 1.1 connectors on the rear of the server.
USB is a serial interface standard for telephony and multimedia devices. It uses
Plug and Play technology to determine the type of device that is attached to the
connector.
Notes:
1. If you attach a standard (non-USB) keyboard to the keyboard connector, the
2. If you install a USB keyboard that has a mouse port, the USB keyboard
3. Check to make sure that your network operating system (NOS) supports USB
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Note: The Devices and I/O Ports choice appears only on the full configuration
menu. If you set two levels of passwords, you must type the
administrator password to access the full configuration menu.
settings.
Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
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USB ports and devices will be disabled during the power-on self-test (POST).
emulates a mouse, and you will not be able to disable the mouse settings in the
Configuration/Setup Utility program.
devices.