Owner's manual

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Chapter 2: Motherboard information

5. Line In port (light blue). This port connects to the tape, CD, DVD player, or

other audio sources.

6. Line Out port (lime).

This port connects to a headphone or a speaker. In the

4, 6, and 8-channel congurations, the function of this port becomes Front

Speaker Out.

7. Microphone port (pink).

This port connects to a microphone.

2.7 Connectors

2.7.1 Rear panel connectors

LAN port

Speed

LED

Activity

Link LED

ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection

ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection

BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection

1. PS/2 Mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse.

2. Serial ports.

These ports connect a modem, or other devices that conform

with serial specication.

3. Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) port.

This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor

or other VGA-compatible devices.

4. LAN (RJ-45) ports.

These ports allow Gigabit connection to a Local Area

Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the table below for the LAN

port LED indications.

LAN port LED indications

5 6

NOTE: Tocongurean8-channelaudiooutput:

Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-

channel audio output.