User's Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
LAN port
Speed
LED
Activity Link
LED
LAN port LED indications
4. Center / Subwoofer port (orange). This port connects the center/subwoofer speakers.
5. Rear Speaker Out port (black). This port connects the rear speakers in a 4.1 channel,
5.1 channel, or 7.1 channel audio conguration.
6. Line In port (light blue). This port connects to the tape, CD, DVD player, or other
audio sources.
7. Line Out port (lime). This port connects to a headphone or a speaker. In the 4.1, 5.1,
and 7.1 channel congurations, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.
8. Microphone port (pink). This port connects to a microphone.
Activity/Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
Off No link OFF 10 Mbps connection
Orange Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection
Orange
(Blinking)
Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection
Orange (Blinking
then steady)
Ready to wake
up from S5 mode
Port
Headset
2-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
Optical S/
PDIF out
– – – Side Speaker Out
Black – Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
Audio 2, 4.1, 5.1, or 7.1-channel conguration
9. Optical S/PDIF out port. This port allows you to connect your PC to amplied
speakers, headphones, or Sony/Phillips Digital Interconnect Format (S/PDIF) compliant
devices.
10. USB 3.0 ports. These 9-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 3.0 devices.
• USB 3.0 devices can only be used for data storage.
• We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports for faster
and better performance from your USB 3.0 devices.
• Due to the design of the Intel
®
100 series chipset, all USB devices connected to the
USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports are controlled by the xHCI controller. Some legacy USB
devices must update their rmware for better compatibility.