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].
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one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.
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.
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
A B C D E F G H
PCIEx16 shared – – – – – – –
PCIEx1_1 shared – – – – – – –
PCIEx1_2 – shared – – – – – –
Realtek8111HLAN
Controller
– – – shared – – – –
USB3.0Controller shared – – – – – – –
SATAController shared – – – – – – –
HDAudioController shared – – – – – – –