Asus P5N-D Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration, Port, Headset, 4-channel, 6-channel, 8-channel, Serial port, USB 2.0 ports 1 and, USB 2.0 ports 3 and

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

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.

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 Out	Rear Speaker Out
Gray	–	–	–	Side Speaker Out

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

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

13.Serial port. This 9-pin COM1 port is for serial devices.

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

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

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

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