User's Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
VGA conguration
PCI Express operating mode
PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_1 (gray) PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_2
Single VGA/PCIe card
x16(Recommendedforsingle
VGAcard)
N/A
Dual VGA/PCIe cards
x16
x4(sharesbandwidthwith
M.2_1)
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 slots
ThePCIslotssupportcardssuchasLANcard,SCSIcard,USBcard,andother
cardsthatcomplywiththePCIspecications
PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots
ThismotherboardsupportstwoPCIExpress3.0x16graphiccardsthatcomplywith
thePCIExpressspecications.
USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB1112)
ConnectaUSBmodulecabletothisconnector,theninstallthemoduletoaslot
openingatthebackofthesystemchassis.TheseUSBconnectorscomplywith
USB2.0specicationsandsupportsupto480Mbpsconnectionspeed.
Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM)
Connecttheserialportmodulecabletothisconnector,theninstallthemoduletoa
slotopeningatthebackofthesystemchassis.
Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT)
ConnecttheS/PDIFOutmodulecabletothis
connector,theninstallthemoduletoaslot
openingatthebackofthesystemchassis.
SPDIF_OUT
+5V SPDIFOUT GND
PIN 1