10 . Side Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects the side

speakers in an 8-channel audio configuration.

¥ Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration.

¥See section Ò5.3.2 Audio configurationsÓ on page 5-11 for details.

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

 

P o r t

Headset

4 - channel

6 - channel

8 - channel

 

 

2-channel

 

 

 

 

Light Blue

Line In

Line In

Line In

Line In

 

Lime

Line Out

Front Speaker Out

Front Speaker Out

Front Speaker Out

 

Pink

Mic In

Mic In

Mic In

Mic In

 

Black

Ð

Rear Speaker Out

Rear Speaker Out

Rear Speaker Out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gray

Ð

Ð

Ð

Side Speaker Out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orange

Ð

Ð

Center/Subwoofer

Center/Subwoofer

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 . USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

12 . USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

13 . Optical S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S/PDIF cable.

14 . Coaxial S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via a coaxial S/PDIF cable.

15 . External SATA port. This port connects to an external SATA box or a Serial ATA port multiplier.

The external SATA port supports external Serial ATA 1.5 and 3 Gb/ s devices. Longer cables support higher power requirements to deliver signal up to two meters away, and enables improved hot-swap function.

¥ Do not insert a different connector to this port.

¥Do not remove/unplug the external SATA device when running under RAID mode to prevent data loss or damage.

16 . PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.

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