Gigabyte GA-7TCSV4 Manual - Page 19

COM2 Serial Port Header, SGPIO2 SGPIO Header

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13) COM2 (Serial Port Header) The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the optional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer. 12 9 10 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Definition NDCDNDSRNSIN NRTSNSOUT NCTSNDTRNRIGND No Pin 14) SGPIO2 (SGPIO Header) SGPIO is stands for Serial General Purpose Input/Output which is a 4-signal (or 4-wire) bus used between a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) and a backplane. Out of the 4 signals, 3 are driven by the HBA and 1 is driven by the backplane. Typically, the HBA is a storage controller located inside a server, desktop, rack or workstation computer that interfaces with Hard disk drives (HDDs) to store and retrieve data. Pin No. Definition 12 1 NC 2 SATA_SDATA0 3 GND 9 10 4 SATA_SDATA1 5 SATA_SLOAD0 6 GND 7 SATA_SCLOCK 8 No Pin - 19 - Hardware Installation

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Hardware Installation
13) COM2 (Serial Port Header)
The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the op-
tional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer.
10
9
2
1
Pin No.
Definition
1
NDCD-
2
NDSR-
3
NSIN
4
NRTS-
5
NSOUT
6
NCTS-
7
NDTR-
8
NRI-
9
GND
10
No Pin
14) SGPIO2 (SGPIO Header)
SGPIO is stands for Serial General Purpose Input/Output which is a 4-signal (or 4-wire) bus used be-
tween a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) and a backplane. Out of the 4 signals, 3 are driven by the HBA and 1 is
driven by the backplane. Typically, the HBA is a storage controller located inside a server, desktop, rack
or workstation computer that interfaces with Hard disk drives (HDDs) to store and retrieve data.
2
10
1
9
Pin No.
Definition
1
NC
2
SATA_SDATA0
3
GND
4
SATA_SDATA1
5
SATA_SLOAD0
6
GND
7
SATA_SCLOCK
8
No Pin