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Table 9. Parallel connector pin-number assignments (continued) Pin I/O SPP/ECP Signal EPP Signal 13 I SLCT (select) SLCT (select) 14 O -AUTO FD (feed) -AUTO FD 15 I -ERROR -ERROR 16 O -INIT -INIT 17 O -SLCT IN -SLCT IN 18 - Ground Ground 19 - Ground Ground 20 - Ground Ground 21 - Ground Ground 22 - Ground Ground 23 - Ground Ground 24 - Ground Ground 25 - Ground Ground Serial connectors The server has two standard serial connectors located on the rear of the server. Some application programs require specific connectors, and some modems function properly only at certain communication connector addresses. You might need to use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to change communication connector address assignments to prevent or resolve address conflicts. Viewing or changing the serial-connector assignments Complete the following steps to view or change the serial-connector assignments. 1. Restart the server and watch the monitor screen. 2. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press the F1 key. 3. When the Configuration/Setup Utility menu appears, select Devices & I/O Ports; then, press Enter. 4. Select the serial connector; then, use the arrow keys to advance through the available settings. 5. Press Esc twice to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu; then, select Save & Exit Setup to exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Serial connectors There are two 9-pin, male D-shell serial connectors on the rear of the server. See "I/O connector locations" on page 64 for the location of these connectors. The following table shows the pin-number assignments for the serial connectors. 1 5 6 9 68 xSeries 200 Type 8479 and xSeries 200VL Type 8481: Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Table
9.
Parallel
connector
pin-number
assignments
(continued)
Pin
I/O
SPP/ECP
Signal
EPP
Signal
13
I
SLCT
(select)
SLCT
(select)
14
O
-AUTO
FD
(feed)
-AUTO
FD
15
I
-ERROR
-ERROR
16
O
-INIT
-INIT
17
O
-SLCT
IN
-SLCT
IN
18
-
Ground
Ground
19
-
Ground
Ground
20
-
Ground
Ground
21
-
Ground
Ground
22
-
Ground
Ground
23
-
Ground
Ground
24
-
Ground
Ground
25
-
Ground
Ground
Serial
connectors
The
server
has
two
standard
serial
connectors
located
on
the
rear
of
the
server.
Some
application
programs
require
specific
connectors,
and
some
modems
function
properly
only
at
certain
communication
connector
addresses.
You
might
need
to
use
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
to
change
communication
connector
address
assignments
to
prevent
or
resolve
address
conflicts.
Viewing
or
changing
the
serial-connector
assignments
Complete
the
following
steps
to
view
or
change
the
serial-connector
assignments.
1.
Restart
the
server
and
watch
the
monitor
screen.
2.
When
the
message
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
appears,
press
the
F1
key.
3.
When
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
appears,
select
Devices
&
I/O
Ports
;
then,
press
Enter.
4.
Select
the
serial
connector;
then,
use
the
arrow
keys
to
advance
through
the
available
settings.
5.
Press
Esc
twice
to
return
to
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu;
then,
select
Save
&
Exit
Setup
to
exit
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu.
Serial
connectors
There
are
two
9-pin,
male
D-shell
serial
connectors
on
the
rear
of
the
server.
See
“I/O
connector
locations”
on
page
64
for
the
location
of
these
connectors.
The
following
table
shows
the
pin-number
assignments
for
the
serial
connectors.
1
5
6
9
68
xSeries
200
Type
8479
and
xSeries
200VL
Type
8481:
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual