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1.8 Connectors
1.8.1 Rear panel ports
1. PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port. This port is for a PS/2 mouse or PS/2 keyboard.
2. Optical S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via an
optical S/PDIF cable.
3. Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) port. This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other
VGA-compatible devices.
4. eSATA 6Gb/s port. This port connects to an external Serial ATA hard disk drive.
5. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN)
through a network hub.
LAN port LED indications
Activity/Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
OFF No link OFF 10Mbps connection
ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100Mbps connection
BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1Gbps connection
LAN port
SPEED
LED
ACT/LINK
LED
6. Line In port (light blue). This port connects to the tape, CD, DVD player, or other
audio sources.
7. Line Out port (lime). This port connects to a headphone or a speaker. In the 4, 6, and
8-channel congurations, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.
8. Microphone port (pink). This port connects to a microphone.
Refer to the audio conguration table on the next page for the function of the audio ports in
2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration.
3
1112
1
13
6 7
10
5
9 8
4
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