Specifications

ASUS P5QL-EM 1-21
11. Side Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects the side speakers in an 8-channel
audio conguration.
12. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
13. External SATA port. This port connects to an external Serial ATA hard disk drive.
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
Orange – – Center/Subwoofer Center/Subwoofer
Black – Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
Gray – – – Side Speaker Out
Refer to the audio conguration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4, 6 or
8-channel conguration.
DO NOT insert different connectors to the external SATA port.
14. DVI 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.
15. 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
• This motherboard comes with dual-VGA output. If you connect 2 monitors to both VGA
and DVI-D / HDMI out ports, each controller can drive same or different display contents
to different resolutions and refresh rates.
• To play HD DVD or Blu-Ray Disc, ensure to use an HDCP compliant monitor.
Playback of HD DVD and Blu-Ray Discs
The speed and bandwidth of the CPU/Memory, DVD player, and drivers will affect
the playback quality. Using the CPU/Memory of higher speed and bandwidth with the
higher-version DVD player and drivers will upgrade the playback quality.
16. USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.