5.Wireless LAN port. This port is on the onboard wireless LAN module that allows you to set up a wireless network and exchange information with other wireless devices without tangling cables and wires. Connect the moveable omni-directional dual band-antenna to this port.

6.Wireless LAN Activity LED. The wireless module comes with an activity LED.

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

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

9.External SATA ports. These ports connect to an external SATA box or a Serial ATA port multiplier. These ports support a Serial ATA hard disk drives that you can combine with an external Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s device to configure a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 (10), RAID 5, or JBOD set through the onboard Silicon Image® SATA RAID controller.

• 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 Silicon Image RAID utility and SATA BIOS setup during POST.

•The external SATA ports support external Serial ATA 1.5 and 3 Gb/s devices. Longer cables support higher power requirements to deliver signal up to two meters away, and enables improved hot-swap function.

•If you intend to create a RAID configuration using this connector, set the

Silicon SATA II Controller item in the BIOS to [RAID Mode]. See section

“4.4.7 Onboard Device Configuration” for details.

•Use these ports and an external Serial ATA box connected to the external

SATA port if you want to configure a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set.

•The Serial ATA port multiplier and external Serial ATA box are purchased separately.

• DO NOT insert a different connector to this port.

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

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