ASUS F2A85-M2
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Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration
8. USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 9-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to
USB 3.0/2.0 devices.
• DO NOT connect a keyboard / mouse to any USB 3.0 port when installing Windows
®
operating system.
• Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under
Windows
®
OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation.
• USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only.
• We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports for faster
and better performance for your USB 3.0 devices.
9. USB 2.0 ports 1~4. These four 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB
2.0/1.1 devices.
10. DVI-D 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.
11. Display port.
This port connects to a high-denition digital display.
12. PS/2 Keyboard port (purple).
This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
Refer to the audio conguration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4, 6, or
8-channel conguration.
Port
Headset
2-channel
4-channel 6-channel 8-channel
Light Blue (Rear panel) Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
Lime (Rear panel) Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out
Pink (Rear panel) Mic In Mic In Bass/Center Bass/Center
Lime (Front panel) — — — Side Speaker Out
To congure an 8-channel audio output:
Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio
output.