Specifications

2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information
Refer to the audio conguration table below for the function of the audio ports in
2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration.
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration
Port Headset
2-channel
4-channel 6-channel 8-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
Gray – – – Side Speaker Out
Black – Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
Orange – – Center/Subwoofer Center/Subwoofer
12. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
13. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
14. Optical S/PDIF Out port(pink). This port connects an external audio output
device via an optical S/PDIF cable
15. External SATA port. This port connects to an external SATA box or a Serial
ATA port multiplier. This port supports a Serial ATA hard disk drive that you
can combine with an external Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s device to congure a RAID
0, RAID 1, or JBOD set through the onboard JMicron
®
SATA RAID controller.
16. Coaxial S/PDIF In port. This port connects an external audio input device via
an coaxial S/PDIF cable.
17. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device
via an coaxial S/PDIF cable.
18. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
DO NOT insert a different connector to this port.
The Serial ATA port multiplier and external Serial ATA box are purchased
separately.
The external SATA port supports external Serial ATA
3.0 Gb/s devices. Longer cables support higher power requirements to deliver
signal up to two meters away, and enables improved hot-swap function.