5 . Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD)

This connector is for the 4-pin audio cable that connects to the audio connector at the back of the optical drive.

P5LD2

CD

Right Audio Channel

Ground

Ground

Left Audio Channel

P5LD2 CD audio connector

6 . Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)

This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC’97 audio standard.

P5LD2

GND

PRESENCE# SENSE1 RETUR

SENSE2 RETUR

AAFP

_SENSE LPORT1RPORT1 RPORT2SENDLPORT2

AGND

NC

NC

NC

MIC2

MICPWR

Line out R

NC Line out L

AC ‘97 audio pin definition

P5LD2 Analog front panel connector

•We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail the motherboard high-definition audio capability.

•By default, this connector is set to HD Audio. If you want to connect a legacy AC’97 front panel audio module to this connector, set the Front Panel Support Type item in the BIOS Setup to [AC’97]. See page 4-29 for details.

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