User's Manual
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Chapter 1: Product introduction
6. Microphone port (pink).Thisportconnectstoamicrophone.
Refertotheaudiocongurationtableforthefunctionoftheaudioportsin2.1,4.1,5.1,or
7.1-channelconguration.
Audio 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, or 7.1-channel conguration
Port
Headset
2.1-channel
4.1-channel 5.1-channel 7.1-channel
LightBlue(Rear
panel)
LineIn RearSpeakerOut RearSpeakerOut RearSpeakerOut
Lime(Rearpanel) LineOut FrontSpeakerOut FrontSpeakerOut FrontSpeakerOut
Pink(Rearpanel) MicIn MicIn Bass/Center Bass/Center
Lime(Frontpanel) - - - SideSpeakerOut
To congure a 7.1-channel audio output:
UseachassiswithHDaudiomoduleinthefrontpaneltosupporta7.1-channelaudio
output.
7. USB 2.0 ports.These4-pinUniversalSerialBus(USB)portsareforUSB2.0/1.1
devices.
8. USB 3.0 ports.These9-pinUniversalSerialBus(USB)portsareforUSB3.0/2.0
devices.
• USB3.0devicescanonlybeusedfordatastorage.
• WestronglyrecommendthatyouconnectUSB3.0devicestoUSB3.0portsforfaster
andbetterperformancefromyourUSB3.0devices.
• DuetothedesignoftheIntel
®
100serieschipset,allUSBdevicesconnectedtothe
USB2.0andUSB3.0portsarecontrolledbythexHCIcontroller.SomelegacyUSB
devicesmustupdatetheirrmwareforbettercompatibility.
9. PS/2 keyboard port (purple).ThisportisforaPS/2keyboard.