User’s Manual

Air vents. These vents allow air ventilation.
DO NOT block the air vents on the chassis. Always provide proper ventilation for your
computer.
Power connector. Plug the power cord to this connector.
RATING: 115/230Vac, 50-60Hz, 6/3A or
220-230Vac, 50Hz, 3A
Expansion slot brackets. Remove the expansion slot bracket when installing an
expansion card.
ASUS WLAN Card (on selected models only). This optional WLAN card allows your
computer to connect to a wireless network.
LPT connectors (on selected models only). Connect a parallel device such as a printer
to these LPT (Line Printing Terminal) connectors.
LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN)
through a network hub.
LAN port LED indications
Audio 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, or 7.1-channel configuration
Port Headset 2.1-channel 4.1-channel 5.1-channel 7.1-channel
Light Blue (Rear panel) Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
Lime (Rear panel) Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out
Pink (Rear panel) Mic In Mic In Bass/Center Bass/Center
Front panel - - - Side Speaker Out
Activity/Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
OFF No link OFF 10Mbps connection
ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100Mbps connection
BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1Gbps connection
LAN port
SPEED
LED
ACT/LINK
LED
USB 2.0 ports. These Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports connect to USB 2.0 devices
such as a mouse, printer, scanner, camera, PDA, and others.
Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone.
Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4.1-channel,
5.1-channel, and 7.1-channel configurations, the function of this port becomes Front
Speaker Out.
Line In port (light blue). This port connects to a tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio
sources.
Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in a 2.1, 4.1,
5.1, or 7.1-channel configuration.
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