Supermicro SUPERSERVER 5018A-TN7B - 5-10 SATA Ports

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup
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SATA Connectors
Pin Denitions
Pin# Signal
1 Ground
2 SATA_TXP
3 SATA_TXN
4 Ground
5 SATA_RXN
6 SATA_RXP
7 Ground
Unit Identication LED
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(LED7) is located next to the UID switch on the I/O rear panel. The front control panel
UID LED is connected to pin 7 of JF1. It is combined with the Overheat/Fan Fail LED.
The UID function can be activated by the UID switch on the I/O rear panel or through
IPMI. When activated, both front and rear LEDs are lighted blue. For the front LED,
the red Overheat/Fan Fail warnings take precedence over the blue UID by default.
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5-10 SATA Ports
SATA Ports (I-SATA0 - I-SATA5)
There are four SATA 2.0 ports and two
SATA 3.0 ports on the motherboard. These
ports provide serial-link signal connections
for hard disk drives. I-SATA4 also supports
SuperDOM, the Supermicro proprietary
SATA DOM with built-in power connection
via pin 8.
mSATA (J3)
In addition, an mSATA port is located at
J3. This port is shared with I-SATA0. The
mSATA feature leverages the speed and
reliability of the SATA interface to provide
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solution for smaller devices like hard drives.