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 port. This port connects to an external Serial ATA hard disk drive.

DO NOT insert different connectors to the external SATA port.

To use hot-plug, set the OnChip SATA Type in the BIOS settings to [AHCI]. See section 2.3.6 SATA Configuration for details.

16.DVI-D Out port. This port is for any DVI-D compatible device and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-Ray and other protected content.

17.DisplayPort. This port connects a display monitor or a home-theater system.

• Due to chipset limitation, DisplayPort on this motherboard only supports video signals.

•Due to chipset limitation, when a DisplayPort monitor is plugged in, PCIE x16 slot will not be able to support an add-on card. Set the DisplayPort Configuration item in the BIOS to [Enabled] to use the DisplayPort. See page 2-26 for details.

18.USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

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