
This chapter describes the Xserve G5’s built-in I/O devices and the ports for connecting external I/O
devices. Each of the following sections describes an I/O port or device.
USB Ports
The Xserve G5 has two external Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports. The USB ports are off of the USB
controller connected to the PCI bus, bridged by K2. All USB ports are fully compliant with the USB
2.0 specification, including support for high-speed (480 Mbps) devices using an Enhanced Host
Controller Interface (EHCI). Ports are automatically routed to a companion Open Host Controller
Interface (OHCI) controller when a classic-speed (full-speed or low-speed) USB device is attached to
a root hub port.
For low-speed and full-speed devices, the USB register set complies with the OHCI specification. For
high-speed devices, the USB register set complies with the EHCI specification.
For more information about USB, refer to sources listed in “USB Interface” (page 48).
USB Connectors
The USB ports use USB Type A connectors, which have four pins each. Two of the pins are used for
power and two for data. Figure 3-1 (page 31) shows the connector and Table 3-1 (page 32) shows the
signals and pin assignments.
Figure 3-1 USB connector
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CHAPTER 3
Input and Output Devices
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