Asus P9X79EWS, SABERTOOTHX79, X79 *LAN ports LED indications, ** Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration, Port, Status, Status, Headset, 4-channel, 6-channel, 8-channel, 2-channel, Description

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• DO NOT insert a different connector to the external SATA port.

•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.

•If you want to use the hot-plug function of the external SATA ports, you have to set the ASM1061 Storage Controller item in the BIOS setting to [AHCI Mode] and install the Asmedia SATA Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Refer to section 3.5.5 Onboard Devices Configuration for details.

*LAN ports LED indications

Activity Link LED		Speed LED		ACT/LINK SPEED
				LED		LED
Status	Description	Status	Description
OFF	No link	OFF	10 Mbps connection
ORANGE	Linked	ORANGE	100 Mbps connection
BLINKING	Data activity	GREEN	1 Gbps connection
					LAN port

** 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

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