User’s Manual

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Chapter 2: Motherboard information
4. Line Out port (lime).Thisportconnectstoaheadphoneoraspeaker.In
the4.1,5.1and7.1-channelcongurations,thefunctionofthisportbecomes
FrontSpeakerOut.
5. Microphone port (pink). This port connects to a microphone.
Refertotheaudiocongurationtableforthefunctionoftheaudioportsin2.1,
4.1,5.1,or7.1-channelconguration.
6. USB 3.1 Gen 1 (up to 5Gbps) ports.These9-pinUniversalSerialBus
(USB)portsareforUSB3.1Gen1devices.
• USB3.1Gen1devicescanonlybeusedfordatastorage.
• WestronglyrecommendthatyouconnectUSB3.1Gen1devicestoUSB
3.1Gen1portsforfasterandbetterperformancefromyourUSB3.1Gen1
devices.
• DuetothedesignoftheIntel
®
300serieschipset,allUSBdevices
connectedtotheUSB2.0andUSB3.1Gen1portsarecontrolledbythe
xHCIcontroller.SomelegacyUSBdevicesmustupdatetheirrmwarefor
better compatibility.
• Duetochipsetlimitations,U31G1_E12andU31G1_E34portssharethe
same5Gbpsbandwidth.
7. HDMI port.ThisportisforaHigh-DenitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)
connector,andisHDCPcompliantallowingplaybackofHDDVD,Blu-ray,
and other protected content.
Audio 2.1, 4.1, 5.1 or 7.1-channel conguration
To congure a 7.1-channel audio output:
 UseachassiswithHDaudiomoduleinthefrontpaneltosupporta
7.1-channelaudiooutput.
Port
Headset
2.1-channel
4.1-channel 5.1-channel 7.1-channel
LineOurt(Rear
panel)
FrontSpeaker
Out
FrontSpeaker
Out
FrontSpeakerOut FrontSpeakerOut
MIC(Rearpanel) MIC
RearSpeaker
Out
RearSpeakerOut RearSpeakerOut
Headphone(Front
panel)
Headphone Headphone
Center/Subwoofer
SpeakerOut
Center/Subwoofer
SpeakerOut
MIC(Frontpanel) MIC MIC MIC SideSpeakerOut