System board connections
Refer to the following illustration and table to identify the system board connectors for your model.
No. System Board Connector System Board Label Color Component
1 PCI Express x16 Gen 2
downshifted to a x4
X4PCIEXP white Expansion Card
2 PCI Express x1 Gen 2 X1PCIEXP2 black Expansion Card
3 PCI Express x1 Gen 2 X1PCIEXP1 black Expansion Card
4 PCI Express x16 Gen 3 X16PCIEXP black Expansion Card
5 Serial Port COMB black Optional Second Serial Port
6 DIMM4 (Channel A) DIMM4 white Memory Module
7 DIMM3 (Channel A) DIMM3 black Memory Module
8 DIMM2 (Channel B) DIMM2 white Memory Module
9 DIMM1 (Channel B) DIMM1 black Memory Module
10 SATA 3.0 SATA2 light blue Any SATA Device other than the Primary
Hard Drive
11 SATA 3.0 SATA1 light blue Any SATA Device other than the Primary
Hard Drive
12 SATA 3.0 SATA0 dark blue Primary Hard Drive
13 Battery BAT black Battery
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