User’s Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT)
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.
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 3.0/2.0 x1 slots
ThismotherboardhastwoPCIExpress3.0/2.0x1slotsthatsupportPCIExpress
x1networkcards,SCSIcards,andothercardsthatcomplywiththePCIExpress
specications.
M.2 socket 3
ThesesocketsallowyoutoinstallM.2(NGFF)SSD
modules.
M.2(SOCKET3)
TheM.2(NGFF)SSDmoduleispurchasedseparately.
• TheseM.2socketssupportMKeyand2242/2260/2280storagedevices.
• BothM.2socketscansupportdatatransferspeedupto32Gb/s.
• OnlytheM.2_2socketcansupportIntel
®
Optane
TM
memory.
• OnlytheM.2_1socketcansupportSATAmodestoragedevices.Whenadevicein
SATAmodeisinstalledontheM.2_1socket,SATA_2isdisabled.
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.
SPDIF_OUT
+5V SPDIFOUT GND
PIN 1