User manual

ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING
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6. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
Thisconnectorisforachassis-mountedfrontpanelaudioI/Omodulethatsupports
eitherHDAudioorlegacyAC`97audiostandard.Connectoneendofthefrontpanel
audioI/Omodulecabletothisconnector.
• Werecommendthatyouconnectahigh-denitionfrontpanelaudiomoduletothis
connectortoavailofthemotherboard’shigh-denitionaudiocapability.
• Ifyouwanttoconnectahigh-denitionfrontpanelaudiomoduletothisconnector,
settheFrontPanelTypeitemintheBIOSsetupto[HD].Ifyouwanttoconnectan
AC’97frontpanelaudiomoduletothisconnector,settheitemto[AC97].Bydefault,
thisconnectorissetto[HD].Seesection2.6.7OnboardDevicesConguration for
details.
7. ROG Extension - ROG_EXT connector (18-1 pin ROG_EXT)
ThisconnectorisfortheFrontBase.
Z170 PRO GAMING ROG_EXT connectors
ROG_EXT
Z170 PRO GAMING Front panel audio connector
AAFP
AGND NC SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR
PORT1 L
PORT1 R PORT2 R
SENSE_SEND
PORT2 L
HD-audio-compliant
pin definition
PIN 1
AGND NC NC NC
MIC2
MICPWR
Line out_R
NC
Line out_L
Legacy AC’97
compliant definition
• TheFrontBaseispurchasedseparately.
• Visitwww.asus.comformoreinformationabouttheFrontBase.