User's Manual

ASUS A88X-GAMER
1-13
Audio 2.1, 4.1, 5.1 or 7.1-channel conguration
Port Headset
2.1 channel
4.1 channel 5.1 channel 7.1 channel
LightBlue LineIn Linein Linein Linein
Lime LineOut FrontSpeakerOut FrontSpeakerOut FrontSpeakerOut
Pink MicIn MicIn Mic in Mic in
Orange - - Center/Subwoofer Center/Subwoofer
Black - RearSpeakerOut RearSpeakerOut RearSpeakerOut
Gray
- - - SideSpeakerOut
9. Microphone port (pink). This port connects to a microphone.
10. Side Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects to the side speakers in a
7.1-channelaudioconguration.
• Refertotheaudiocongurationtableforthefunctionoftheaudioportsin2.1,4.1,5.1
or7.1-channelconguration.
• For8-channelspeaker,youmayrefertothe7.1-channelconguration.
11. USB 2.0 ports.These4-pinUniversalSerialBus(USB)portsareforUSB2.0/1.1
devices.
12. USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2.Thesetwo9-pinUniversalSerialBus(USB)portsareforUSB
3.0/2.0devices.
• DONOTconnectakeyboard/mousetoanyUSB3.0portwheninstallingWindows
®
operating system.
• DuetoUSB3.0controllerlimitation,USB3.0devicescanonlybeusedunder
Windows
®
OSenvironmentandaftertheUSB3.0driverinstallation.
• USB3.0devicescanonlybeusedasdatastorageonly.
• WestronglyrecommendthatyouconnectUSB3.0devicestoUSB3.0portsforfaster
andbetterperformanceforyourUSB3.0devices.
13. DVI-D port. ThisportisforanyDVI-Dcompatibledevice.DVI-Dcan’tbeconvertedto
outputRGBSignaltoCRTandisn’tcompatiblewithDVI-I.
14. HDMI port.ThisportisforaHigh-DenitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connector,
andisHDCPcompliantallowingplaybackofHDDVD,Blu-ray,andotherprotected
content.