User's Manual

ASUS B85M-E/DASH
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Audio 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, or 7.1-channel configuration
Port
Headset
2.1-channel
4.1-channel 5.1-channel 7.1-channel
LightBlue(Rearpanel) LineIn RearSpeakerOut RearSpeakerOut RearSpeakerOut
Lime(Rearpanel) LineOut FrontSpeakerOut FrontSpeakerOut FrontSpeakerOut
Pink(Rearpanel) MicIn MicIn Bass/Center Bass/Center
Lime(Frontpanel) - - - SideSpeakerOut
8. USB 2.0 ports 9 and 10.Thesetwo4-pinUniversalSerialBus(USB)portsarefor
USB2.0/1.1devices.
9. USB 3.0 ports 5 and 6.Thesetwo9-pinUniversalSerialBus(USB)portsareforUSB
3.0devices.
• DONOTconnectakeyboard/mousetoanyUSB3.0portwheninstallingWindows
®
operating system.
• DuetoUSB3.0controllerlimitations,USB3.0devicescanonlybeusedundera
Windows
®
OSenvironmentandafterUSB3.0driverinstallation.
• 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.
10. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4.Thesetwo4-pinUniversalSerialBus(USB)portsareforUSB
2.0/1.1devices.
11. 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isnotcompatiblewithDVI-I.
12. 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.
13. PS/2 keyboard port (purple).ThisportisforaPS/2keyboard.
To configure a 7.1-channel audio output:
 UseachassiswithHDaudiomoduleinthefrontpaneltosupporta7.1-channelaudio
output.