Supermicro SuperServer E300-8D - Headers and Connectors

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SuperServer E300-8D User's Manual
3.2 Headers and Connectors
Fan Headers
This motherboard has six 4-pin fan headers. Although pins 1-3 of the fan headers are
backward compatible with the traditional 3-pin fans, you can use 4-pin fans to take advantage
of the fan speed control via Pulse Width Modulation through the BMC. This allows the fan
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Fan Header
Pin Denitions
Pin# Denition
1 Ground (Black)
2 +12V (Red)
3 Tachometer
4 PWM Control
Chassis Intrusion
A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard. Attach the appropriate cable
from the chassis to the header to inform you when the chassis is opened.
Chassis Intrusion
Pin Denitions
Pins Denition
1 Intrusion Input
2 Ground
System Management Bus Header
A System Management Bus header for IPMI 2.0 is located at JIPMB1. Connect the appropriate
cable here to use the IPMI I
2
C connection on your system.
SMBus Header
Pin Denitions
Pin# Denition
1 Data
2 Ground
3 Clock
4 No Connection