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Dell EMC PowerEdge R940xa Installation and Service Manual

System board connectors

Figure 1. System board connectors

System board connectors

Table 1. System board connectorsSystem board connectors and jumpers.
ItemConnectorDescription
1D7, D1, D8, D2, D9, D3Memory module sockets for CPU 4 DIMMs — Channels 0/1/2
2J_ODDOptical drive power connector
3CPU4CPU 4 processor and heat sink module socket—with dust cover
4J_BP_PWR0 Backplane B power connector
5J_BP_SIG1 Backplane B signal connector (rear)
6D6, D12, D5, D11, D4, D10Memory module sockets for CPU 4 DIMMs — Channels 3/4/5
7C7, C1, C8, C2, C9, C3Memory module sockets for CPU 3 DIMMs — Channels 0/1/2
8J_FAN4U_4Cooling fan 4 connector
9CPU3CPU 3 processor and heat sink module socket—with dust cover
10J_BP2

Backplane A signal connector (front)

11C6, C12, C5, C11, C4, C10Memory module sockets for CPU 3 DIMMs — Channels 3/4/5
12J_BP_PWR1 Backplane A power connector
13SATA A PCIe signal M3
14SATA BPCIe signal M1
15SATA C PCIe signal M2
16CPU2CPU 2 processor and heat sink module socket—with dust cover
17B3, B9, B2, B8, B1, B7Memory module sockets for CPU 2 DIMMs — Channels 0/1/2
18B10, B4, B11, B5, B12, B6Memory module sockets for CPU 2 DIMMs — Channels 3/4/5
19J_PIB_SIG1Power Interposer Board signal connector 1
20J_RISER2

PCIe riser 2 connector

21J_PIB_PWR 4 Power Interposer Board power connector 4
22J_PIB_PWR 3Power Interposer Board power connector 3
23J_PIB_PWR 2Power Interposer Board power connector 2
24J_PIB_PWR 1Power Interposer Board power connector 1
25U_USB_RECONN USB Client power management
26J_BATT_PWR NVDIMM battery power connector
27J_BATT_SIG NVDIMM battery signal connector
28J_TPM_MODULE TPM connector
29

CMOS Battery

CMOS coin cell battery connector
30J_SLOT7 PCIe x16 connector — slot 7
31J_SLOT6PCIe x16 connector — slot 6
32

J_USB_INT

Internal USB connector
33

J_SATA_1

NPIO connector1 for x8 Backplane
34

J_NDC

Network daughter card connector
35

J_RISER1

PCIe riser 1 connector
36

J_SATA_2

NPIO connector 2 for x8 Backplane
37

J_PWRD_EN

Reset BIOS password
38J_NVRAM_CLRClear NVRAM
39

J_FRONT_VIDEO

Front video connector

40

J_SATA_3

SATA C connector—Optical drive SATA connector
41A3, A9, A2, A8, A1, A7Memory module sockets for CPU 1 DIMMs — Channels 0/1/2
42A10, A4, A11, A5, A12, A6Memory module sockets for CPU 1 DIMMs — Channels 3/4/5
43CPU1CPU 1 processor and heat sink module socket—with dust cover
44SATA D PCIe signal M5
45SATA EPCIe signal M4
46SATA F PCIe signal M6

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