User's Manual

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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].
Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM)
Connecttheserialportmodulecabletothisconnector,theninstallthemoduletoa
slotopeningatthebackofthesystemchassis.
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.
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
HDAudio shared – – –
SATAController shared – – –
USB3.0Controller shared – – –
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
LPT connector (26-1 pin LPT)
ConnectaparrallelportdevicesuchasaprintertothisLPT(LinePrinting
Terminal)connector.