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

8.USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to USB 3.0 devices.

9.DVI-D port. This port is for any DVI-D compatible device. DVI-D cannot be converted to output RGB Signal to CRT and isn’t compatible with DVI-I.

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

11.HDMI port. This port is for a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector, and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-Ray and other protected content.

12.USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to USB 2.0/1.1 devices.

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 High Definition Audio or AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector.

 

AGND NC SENSE1 RETUR

SENSE2 RETUR

 

AAFP

 

 

PIN 1

SENSESEND PORT2 L

P8H77-M

PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R

 

HD-audio-compliant

 

pin definition

P8H77-M Front panel audio connector

AGND NC NC

NC

PIN 1

Line out_L

NC

Line out_R

MICPWR

MIC2

Legacy AC’97

compliant definition

If you want to connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, ensure that the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS is set to [HD Audio]. If you want to connect an AC97 front panel audio module to this connector, set the item to [AC97]. See section 2.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration for details.

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