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9. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone.
10. Side Speaker Out port (gray).
This port connects the side speakers in an
8-channel audio conguration.
11. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2.
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 a Serial ATA hard disk
drive.
Refer to the audio conguration table below for the function of the audio ports in
2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration.
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 Out Rear Speaker Out
Gray – – – Side Speaker Out
The external SATA port supports
external Serial ATA 3 Gb/s
devices. Longer cables support
higher power requirements to
deliver signal up to two meters
away, and enables improved hot-
swap function.
13. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
14. Optical S/PDIF Out port
. This port connects an external audio output device
via an optical S/PDIF cable.
15. PS/2 keyboard port (purple).
This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
DO NOT insert a different connector to the external SATA port.
When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the J-Micron eSATA/PATA Controller Mode
in the BIOS to [AHCI].