A88X-Plus Motherboard Manual

ASUS A88X-PLUS
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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 1 and 2.
These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB
2.0/1.1 devices.
11. USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2
. These two 9-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for 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.
12. 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.
13. HDMI port.
This port is for a High-Denition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector,
and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-ray, and other protected
content.
14. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4.
These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB
2.0/1.1 devices.
Audio 2.1, 4.1, 5.1 or 7.1-channel conguration
Port Headset
2.1 channel
4.1 channel 5.1 channel 7.1 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