Asus P5K WS Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration, Port, Headset, 4-channel, 6-channel, 8-channel, 2-channel, USB 2.0 ports 1 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 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

13.External SATA ports. These ports connect external Serial ATA hard disk drives. To configure a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set, install an external Serial ATA hard disk drive and an internal Serial ATA hard disk drive connected to one of the onboard Serial ATA connectors labeled F_ESATA12.

The external SATA ports support external Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Longer cables support higher power requirements to deliver signal up to two meters away, and enables improved hot-swap function.

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

BIOS setup during POST.

•If you intend to create a RAID configuration using one of these connectors, set the Marvell SATA Controller Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section 4.4.5 Onboard Device Configuration for details.

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