User's Manual
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10. Wireless LAN ports. These ports are on the onboard wireless LAN module
that allow you to set up a wireless network and exchange information
with other wireless devices without tagling cables and wires. Connect the
moveable omni-directional antennas to these ports.
11. Wireless LAN Activity LED. The wireless module comes with an activity
LED.
12. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone.
13. Side Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects the side speakers in an
8-channel audio conguration.
14. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
15. External SATA ports. These ports connect to external Serial ATA hard disk
drives. To congure a RAID 0, 1, 5 or 10 set, install two external Serial ATA
hard disk drives or the port-multiplier device to these ports.
Refer to the audio conguration table below for the function of the audio ports in
2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration.
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration
Port
Headset
2-channel
4-channel 6-channel 8-channel
Light Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In
Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out
Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In
Orange – – Center/Subwoofer Center/Subwoofer
Black – Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Ou Rear Speaker Out
Gray – – – Side Speaker Out
• Before creating a RAID set using external Serial ATA hard disks, make
sure that you have connected the external Serial ATA signal cables and
installed external Serial ATA hard disk drives; otherwise, you cannot enter
the Marvell RAID utility during POST.
• If you intend to create a RAID set using the external SATA ports, set
the Marvell 6121/eSATA item in the BIOS to [RAID Mode]. See section
4.5.4 OnBoard Device Conguration and 5.4.3 Marvell
®
eSATA RAID
congurations for details.
• DO NOT insert different connectors to these ports.
• DO NOT unplug the external Serial ATA drives when a RAID set is
congured.