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2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration
Port
Headset
2-channel
4-channel 6-channel 8-channel
Light Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In
Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out
Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In
Orange – – Center/Subwoofer Center/Subwoofer
Black – Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Ou Rear Speaker Out
Gray – – – Side Speaker Out
11. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
12. External SATA port. This port connects to an external Serial ATA hard disk
drive.
The external SATA port supports external SATA
3.0 Gb/s devices. Longer cables support higher
power requirements to deliver signal up to two
meters away, and enables improved hot-swap
function.
To use hot-plug, set the SATA Mode Select in the BIOS settings to [AHCI Mode].
See section 4.3.6 Storage Conguration for details.
13. IEEE 1394a port.IEEE 1394a port. This 6-pin IEEE 1394a port provides high-speed
connectivity for audio/video devices, storage peripherals, PCs, or portable
devices.
14. DVI-D Out port. This port is for any DVI-D compatible device and is HDCP is HDCP
compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-Ray and other protected
content.
• This motherboard comes with dual-VGA output that features different
display on 2 monitors at the same time if you connect 2 monitors to both
the onboard VGA and DVI-D out ports.
• DVI-D cannot be converted to output RGB Signal to CRT and is not
compatible with DVI-I.
• To play HD DVD or Blu-Ray Disc, make sure to use an HDCP compliant
monitor.
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.