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Front I/O module

Use the section to understand the cable routing for front I/O module.

Note

The illustration shows the cabling scenario for server models with 2.5'' and 3.5'' front drive bays. Location of each connector on the front of the server varies by models. For detailed location of front I/O components for different models, see Front view.

Figure 1. Cable routing for a front I/O module on 2.5'' chassis
Figure 2. Cable routing for a front I/O module on 3.5'' chassis
FromToFromTo
1 VGA connector1 Front VGA connector on the processor board1 VGA connector1 Front VGA connector on the processor board
2 Front USB connector2 Front USB connector on the processor board2 Front USB connector2 Front USB connector on the processor board
3 Front operator panel3 FIO_Y cable connector and FIO connector on the processor board3 Front operator panel3 FIO_Y cable connector and FIO connector on the processor board
4 External diagnostics connectorNote4 External diagnostics connector on the processor board4 External diagnostics connector4 External diagnostics connector on the processor board
Note
The external diagnostics connector is not available on certain front I/O modules of 10 x 2.5'' server models.