8-channel High Definition Audio 
Onboard is the Realtek¨ ALC882M High Definition Audio 8-channel audio CODEC. This CODEC is fully-compliant with Intel¨ High Definition Audio standard (192 KHz, 24-bit audio). With the CODEC, audio ports, and S/PDIF interfaces, you can connect your computer to home theater decoders to produce crystal-clear digital audio.
The Realtek¨ ALC882M CODEC comes with an AC-3 encoder capable of transforming your computerÕs digital audio contents into real-time Dolby¨ Digital stream. This digital stream passes through the S/PDIF out interfaces to an AC-3 decoder for 7.1-channel feedback.
The Realtek¨ ALC882M CODEC comes with a software application that features jack detection to monitor the plugging status of each jack, impedance sensing to determine audio device classes, and pre-defined equalization for various audio devices. See pages 2-24, 2-25, and 5-11 for details.
Theater-level audio(designed for Dolby¨ Master Studio)This motherboard offers theater-level 7.1 surround sound and audio specifications higher than that of DVD. Enjoy true home theater experience with the following advanced sound technologies: Dolby IIX, Dolby Headphone, Dolby Virtual Speaker, and Dolby Digital Live. See page 5-16 for details.
IEEE 1394a support 
The IEEE 1394a interface provides high-speed and flexible PC connectivity to a wide range of peripherals and devices compliant to the IEEE 1394a standard. The IEEE 1394a interface allows up to 400 Mbps transfer rates through simple, low-cost, high-bandwidth asynchronous (real-time) data interfacing between computers, peripherals, and consumer electronic devices such as camcorders, VCRs, printers, TVs, and digital cameras. See page 2-24 for details.
USB 2.0 technology 
The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the
12Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1. See pages 2-25 and 2-29 for details.
