15LAN PHY. The SiS 963 integrated 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet with Realtek RTL8201BL external PHY supports your local area networking needs.

16AGP slot. This Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot supports 1.5V AGP4X or AGP8X mode graphics cards for 3D graphical applications.

17PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.

18Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices.

19RJ-45 port. This port allows connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.

20Line In jack. This Line In (light blue) jack connects a tape player or other audio sources. In 6-channel mode, the function of this jack becomes Bass/ Center.

21Line Out jack. This Line Out (lime) jack connects a headphone or a speaker. In 6-channel mode, the function of this jack becomes Front Speaker Out.

22Microphone jack. This Mic (pink) jack connects a microphone. In 6-channel mode, the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out.

The functions of the Line Out (lime), Line In (blue) and Microphone (pink) jacks change when you select the 6-channel audio configuration as shown in the following table:

Audio 2, 4 or 6-channel configuration

 

Headphone/

 

 

 

2-Speaker

4-Speaker

6-Speaker

 

 

 

 

Light Blue

Line In

Line In

Bass/Center

 

 

 

 

Lime

Line Out

Front Speaker Out

Front Speaker Out

 

 

 

 

Pink

Mic In

Rear Speaker Out

Rear Speaker Out

 

 

 

 

23USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

24USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

25Serial port. This 9-pin COM port connects to serial devices such as serial mouse or keyboard..

26S/PDIF port. This port is for S/PDIF digital audio output devices.

27PS/2 keyboard port. This purple connector is for a PS/2 keyboard.

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