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16. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
17. Optical S/PDIF Out port
. This port connects an external audio output device
via an optical S/PDIF cable.
18. USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6.
These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
• DO NOT insert different connectors to the external SATA ports.
• DO NOT unplug the external Serial ATA box when a RAID 0 or JBOD is
congured.
• Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks, make sure that you
have connected the Serial ATA signal cable and installed Serial ATA hard
disk drives; otherwise, you cannot enter the JMicron RAID utility and SATA
BIOS setup during POST.
• If you intend to create a RAID conguration using this connector, set the
J-Micron eSATA/PATA Controller Mode in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section
4.4.5 Onboard Device Conguration for details.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the J-Micron eSATA/PATA Controller
Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI]. See section 4.4.5 Onboard Device
Conguration for details.
• Before creating a RAID set, refer to
5.4.3 JMicron
®
RAID Conguration or
the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.