•Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation.

•USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only.

•We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports for faster and better performance for your USB 3.0 devices.

•Due to the design of the Intel® 8 series chipset, all USB devices connected to the USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports are controlled by the xHCI controller. Some legacy USB devices must update their firmware for better compatibility.

•Multi-VGA output supports up to three displays under Windows® OS environment, two displays under BIOS, and one display under DOS.

•Intel display architecture design supports the following maximum supported pixel clocks (Pixel Clock = H total x V Total x Frame Rate (Screen refresh rate)):

-DVI port: 165 MHz

-VGA port: 180 MHz

-HDMI port: 300 MHz

* LAN ports LED indications

 

Activity Link LED

 

Speed LED

 

 

 

 

 

Status

Description

Status

Description

 

 

Off

No link

Off

10 Mbps connection

 

 

Orange

Linked

Orange

100 Mbps connection

 

 

Orange

Data activity

Green

1 Gbps connection

 

 

Orange (Blinking

Ready to wake

 

 

 

 

then steady)

up from S5 mode

 

 

 

ACT/LINK SPEED

LED LED

LAN port

** Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration

 

 

Port

Headset

4-channel

6-channel

8-channel

 

 

2-channel

 

 

Light Blue (Rear

Line In

Rear Speaker Out

Rear Speaker Out

Rear Speaker

 

 

panel)

Out

2Chapter

 

Lime (Rear panel)

Line Out

Front Speaker Out

Front Speaker Out

Front Speaker

 

Out

 

 

Pink (Rear panel)

Mic In

Mic In

Bass/Center

Bass/Center

 

 

Lime (Front panel)

–

–

–

Side Speaker Out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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