User's Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
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
Lime(Frontpanel) -
-
- SideSpeakerOut
8. USB 2.0 ports.These4-pinUniversalSerialBus(USB)portsareforUSB2.0/1.1
devices.
9. USB 3.0 ports.These9-pinUniversalSerialBus(USB)portsareforUSB3.0devices.
• USB3.0devicescanonlybeusedfordatastorage.
• WestronglyrecommendthatyouconnectUSB3.0devicestoUSB3.0portsforfaster
andbetterperformancefromyourUSB3.0devices.
• DuetothedesignoftheIntel
®
100serieschipset,allUSBdevicesconnectedtothe
USB2.0andUSB3.0portsarecontrolledbythexHCIcontroller.SomelegacyUSB
devicesmustupdatetheirrmwareforbettercompatibility.
10. 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.
• Multi-VGAoutputsupportsuptothreedisplaysunderWindows
®
OSenvironment,two
displaysunderBIOS,andonedisplayunderDOS.
• Intel
®
display architecture design supports the following maximum supported pixel
clocks(PixelClock=HtotalxVTotalxFrameRate(Screenrefreshrate)):
 - DVIport:165MHz
- VGAport:180MHz
- HDMIport:300MHz
11. 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.
12. PS/2 keyboard port (purple).ThisportisforaPS/2keyboard.
To configure an 7.1-channel audio output:
 UseachassiswithHDaudiomoduleinthefrontpaneltosupportan7.1-channelaudio
output.