Asus P5E64 WS Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration, Port, Headset, 4-channel, 6-channel, 8-channel, 2-channel, USB 2.0 ports 3 and, External SATA ports

10.Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone.

11.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.

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

Port	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
Orange	–	–	Center/Subwoofer	Center/Subwoofer
Black	–	Rear Speaker Out	Rear Speaker Ou	Rear Speaker Out
Gray	–	–	–	Side Speaker Out

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

13.External SATA ports. These ports connect to external Serial ATA hard disk drives. To configure a RAID 0, 1, 5 or 10 set, install an external Serial ATA hard disk drive to the external Serial ATA port and an internal Serial ATA hard disk drive to the onboard Serial ATA connectors labeled EXT_SATA1 or EXT_SATA2.

• Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks, make sure that you have connected the Serial ATA signal cables and installed Serial ATA hard disk drives; otherwise, you cannot enter the Marvell RAID utility and SATA setup during POST.

•If you intend to create a RAID configuration using one of these connectors, set the Marvell IDE/eSATA item in the BIOS to [RAID Mode]. See section

4.5.3 OnBoard Devices Configuration for details.

• DO NOT insert different connectors to these ports.

• DO NOT unplug the external Serial ATA box when a RAID 0 or RAID 1 is configured.

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

16.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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