User's Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)

Thisconnectorisforachassis-mountedfrontpanelaudioI/Omodulethatsupports

eitherHDAudioorlegacyAC`97audiostandard.Connectoneendofthefront

panelaudioI/Omodulecabletothisconnector.

• Werecommendthatyouconnectahigh-denitionfrontpanelaudiomoduletothis

connectortoavailofthemotherboard’shigh-denitionaudiocapability.

• Ifyouwanttoconnectahigh-denitionfrontpanelaudiomoduletothisconnector,

settheFront Panel TypeitemintheBIOSsetupto[HDAudio].Ifyouwantto

connectanAC’97frontpanelaudiomoduletothisconnector,settheitemto

[AC97].Bydefault,thisconnectorissetto[HDAudio].

PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots

ThismotherboardhastwoPCIExpress2.0x1slotsthatsupportPCIExpressx1

networkcards,SCSIcards,andothercardsthatcomplywiththePCIExpress

specications.

PCI Express 3.0 / 2.0 x16 slot

ThismotherboardsupportsonePCIExpress3.0/2.0x16graphiccardthat

complieswiththePCIExpressspecications.

IRQ assignments for this motherboard

Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT)

ThisconnectorisforanadditionalSony/Philips

DigitalInterface(S/PDIF)port.ConnecttheS/

PDIFOutmodulecabletothisconnector,then

installthemoduletoaslotopeningatthebackof

thesystemchassis.

SPDIF_OUT

+5V

SPDIFOUT

GND

PIN 1

A B C D E F G H

PCIEx16_1 – – – shared – – – –

PCIEx1_1 shared – – – – – – –

PCIEx1_2 – – – shared – – – –

M.2 – – – shared – – – –

APUUSB3.1Gen1XHCI

controller

– – shared – – – – –

AMDPromonotryChip

XHCIcontroller

shared – – – – – – –

SATAcontroller – – – shared – – – –

HDaudiocontroller – – – – – – shared –

RealtekLANcontroller – – shared – – – – –

• ForAMDAM4A-series/Athlon™Seriesprocessors