ASUS P7H55/USB3 1-21
1.8 Connectors
1.8.1 Rear panel connectors
1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse.
2. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN)
through a network hub. Refer to the table on the next page for the LAN port LED
indicators.
ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED
Status Description Status Description
OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection
ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection
BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection
LAN port
SPEED
LED
ACT/LINK
LED
3. Center/Subwoofer port (orange). This port connects the center/subwoofer speakers.
4. Rear Speaker Out port (black). This port connects the rear speakers in a 4-channel,
6-channel, or 8-channel audio conguration.
5. Line In port (light blue). This port connects the tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio
sources.
6. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel,
6-channel, and 8-channel conguration, the function of this port becomes Front
Speaker Out.
7. PS/2 Keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
8. USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2 (blue). These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 3.0 devices.
9. Optical S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via an
optical S/PDIF cable.
10. USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for
connecting USB 2.0 devices.
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. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to
USB 2.0/1.1 devices.
13. Side Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects the side speakers in an 8-channel
audio conguration.
14. Microphone port (pink). This port connects 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.