User's Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
A B C D
SATAController shared – – –
HDAudio shared – – –
XHCIController shared – – –
LAN – – – shared
PCIEx16 shared – – –
PCIEx1_1 – shared – –
PCIEx1_2 – – shared –
Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT)
ConnecttheS/PDIFOutmodulecabletothisconnector,then
installthemoduletoaslotopeningatthebackofthesystem
chassis.
SPDIF_OUT
+5V SPDIFOUT GND
PIN 1
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
Audio].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
Audio].
PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x1 slots
ThismotherboardsupportsPCIExpressx1networkcards,SCSIcards,andother
cardsthatcomplywiththePCIExpressspecications.
PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slot
ThismotherboardhasaPCIExpress3.0/2.0x16slotthatsupportsPCIExpress
3.0/2.0x16graphiccardscomplyingwiththePCIExpressspecications.
USBUltra power connector (15-pin SATA_PWRCON)
ConnecttheUSBUltrapowercabletothisconnectortoprovideextrapowertothe
USBportsatthebackpaneldirectlyfromthePSU.