Serial and Parallel Interface Ports
The mainboard comes equipped with two back panel serial ports and one parallel port. These interface ports will be explained below.
Printer Port
COM1 | COM2 |
Parallel Interface Port: PRT
The parallel port on your system has a
The Serial Interface: COM1/ COM2
The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as an
Game Port Connector: SOUND
This connector allows you to connect a joystick or game pad for playing computer games. This port can also be used to connect to MIDI devices.
Audio Port Connectors
Game Port
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1.Speaker Out is used to connect to speakers or headphones. If the Super 5.1 driver is installed the Speaker Out becomes the Front Speaker.
2.Line In can be connected to an external CD player, Tape player or other audio devices for audio input. If the Super 5.1 driver is installed Line In becomes the Rear Speaker.
3.Mic In is used to connect to a microphone. If the Super
5.1 driver is installed the Mic In becomes the Subwoofer/ Center out.
This mainboard supports Super 5.1 Channel Audio effects which turns your standard Speaker Out, Lin In, Mic In audio connectors into a 6 channel audio system. See Appendix II for more information.
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