User’s Manual

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.2.2 Rear panel connectors
1. PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port. This port is for a PS/2 mouse or keyboard.
2. USB 3.2 Gen 1 (up to 5Gbps) ports. These 9-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
connect to USB 3.2 Gen 1 devices.
3. USB 3.2 Gen 2 (up to 10Gbps) port (teal blue, Type A). This 9-pin Universal Serial
Bus 3.2 (USB 3.2) port is for USB 3.2 Gen 2 devices.
4. DisplayPort. This port is for a DisplayPort-compatible device.
5. Ethernet port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN)
through a network hub. Refer to the table below for the Ethernet port LED indications.
Ethernet port LED indications
9
1 2 4 5 6 73
8 10 11 12 2 13
6. Line In port (light blue). This port connects the tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio
sources.
7. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel,
5.1-channel, and 7.1-channel congurations, the function of this port becomes Front
Speaker Out.
8. BIOS FlashBack
TM
button. Press the BIOS FlashBack
TM
button for three seconds until
the FlashBack
TM
LED blinks three times, indicating that the BIOS FlashBack
TM
function
is enabled.
9. USB 2.0 ports. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 2.0 devices.
10. USB 3.2 Gen 2 (up to 10Gbps) port (USB Type-C
®
). This 9-pin Universal Serial Bus
3.2 (USB 3.2) port is for USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
®
devices.
Ethernet port
Speed
LED
Activity Link
LED
Activity/Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
Off No link Off 10Mbps connection
Orange Linked Orange 100Mbps connection
Orange (Blinking) Data activity Green 1Gbps connection
Orange (Blinking
then steady)
Ready to wake
up from S5 mode