7.USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 2.0/1.1 devices.

8.USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4 (P8H61 R2.0 and P8H61 PLUS R2.0 only). These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 2.0/1.1 devices.

USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2 (P8H61/USB3 R2.0 only). These two 9-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 3.0/2.0 devices.

• DO NOT connect a keyboard / mouse to any USB 3.0 port when installing Windows® operating system.

•Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation.

•USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only.

•We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports for faster and better performance for your USB 3.0 devices.

9.Serial port. This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices.

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

1.10.2Internal connectors

1.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. Connect one end of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector.

P8H61/USB3 R2.0

AGND

NC

SENSE1 RETUR

SENSE2 RETUR

AAFP

 

 

 

PORT1 L

PORT1 R

PORT2 R

SENSE SEND PORT2 L

HD-audio-compliant

pin definition

AGND NC NC

NC

PIN 1

Line out_L

NC

Line out_R

MICPWR

MIC2

Legacy AC’97

compliant definition

P8H61/USB3 R2.0 Front panel audio connector

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

•If you want to connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, set the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS setup to [HD]. If you want to connect an AC'97 front panel audio module to this connector, set the item to [AC97]. By default, this connector is set to [HD]. See section 2.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration for details.

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