User’s Manual

1. Power switch. Switch to turn ON/OFF the power supply to your computer.

2. Power connector. Plug the power cord to this connector.

3. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse.

4. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.

5. DisplayPort. This port connects a display monitor or home-theater system.

DisplayPort cannot be converted to DVI and HDMI.

6. 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.

7. USB 3.1 ports. These Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 3.1 devices.

• DO NOT connect a keyboard / mouse to any USB 3.1 port when installing Windows

operating system.

• Due to USB 3.1 controller limitation, USB 3.1 devices can only be used under Windows

OS environment and after the USB 3.1 driver installation.

• USB 3.1 devices can only be used as data storage only.

• We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.1 devices to USB 3.1 ports for faster

and better performance for your USB 3.1 devices.

8. USB 3.0 ports. These Universal Serial Bus 3.0 (USB 3.0) ports connect to USB 3.0

devices such as a mouse, printer, scanner, camera, PDA, and others.

• 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.

9. Microphone port (pink). This port connects to a microphone.

10. Line Out port (lime). This port connects to a headphone or speaker. In a 4, 6, or

8-channel conguration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.

11. Line In port (light blue). This port connects to a tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio

sources.

Refer to the audio conguration table below for the function of the audio ports in the 2, 4, 6,

or 8-channel conguration.

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