Asus K8N-E 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors, LAN port LED indications, Audio 2, 4, or 6-channelconfiguration

1.10 Connectors

This section describes and illustrates the motherboard rear panel and internal connectors.

1.10.1 Rear panel connectors

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1.PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.

2.Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices.

3.RJ-45 port. This port allows 10/100 connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.

LAN port LED indications

					ACT/LINK		SPEED
ACT/LINK LED		SPEED LED				LED	LED
Status	Description		Status	Description
OFF	No link		OFF	10 Mbps connection
OFF	Linked		ORANGE	100 Mbps connection		LAN port
BLINKING	Data activity		GREEN	1 Gbps connection

4.Line In port. This Line In (light blue) port connects a tape player or other audio sources.

5.Line Out port. This Line Out (lime) port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel, 6-channel and 8-channel mode, the function of this jack becomes Front Speaker Out.

6.Microphone port. This Mic (pink) port connects a microphone.

Audio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration

Port	Headset/	4-channel	6-channel
	2-channel
Light Blue	Line In	Rear Speaker Out	Rear Speaker Out
Lime	Line Out	Front Speaker Out	Front Speaker Out
Pink	Mic In	Mic In	Bass/Center Speaker

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