Specifications

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
• ThepluggedUSB3.0devicemayrunonxHCIorEHCImode,dependingonthe
operating system’s setting.
• 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
®
8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.
• 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
6. PS/2 keyboard port (purple).ThisportisforaPS/2keyboard.
7. HDMI port. Thisportconnectstothetape,CD,DVDplayer,orotheraudiosources.
8. DVI-D port.ThisportisforanyDVI-Dcompatibledevice.
DVI-DcannotbeconvertedtooutputfromRGBSignaltoCRTandisnotcompatiblewith
DVI-I.
9. USB 3.0 ports 5 and 6.Thesetwo9-pinUniversalSerialBus(USB)portsareforUSB
3.0devices.
Port
Headset
2-channel
4-channel 6-channel 8-channel
LightBlue LineIn LineIn LineIn SideSpeakerOut
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
Gray – – – SideSpeakerOut
Black – RearSpeakerOut RearSpeakerOut RearSpeakerOut
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration
10. 8-channel audio ports.Refertothefollowingtablefortherecommendedaudio
conguration.