User's Manual

Table Of Contents

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

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 slots

ThismotherboardhasthreePCIslotsthatsupportcardssuchasaLANcard,SCSI

card,USBcard,andothercardsthatcomplywithPCIspecications.

PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots

ThismotherboardhastwoPCIExpress2.0x1slotsthatsupport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supportsPCIExpress3.0/2.0x16graphiccardscomplyingwith

thePCIExpressspecications.

WhenusingPCIcardsonsharedslots,ensurethatthedriverssupport“ShareIRQ”orthat

thecardsdonotneedIRQassignments.Otherwise,conictswillarisebetweenthetwoPCI

groups,makingthesystemunstableandthecardinoperable.

A B C D

PCIEx16_1 shared – – –

PCIEx1_1 shared – – –

PCIEx1_2 – shared – –

Realtek8111H

LANController

– – – shared

USB3.0Controller shared – – –

SATAController shared – – –

AsmediaASM1083 – – shared –

HDAudio shared – – –

IRQ assignments for this motherboard