LAN port LED indications

Activity/Link LED

 

Speed LED
StatusDescription

Status

Description

Off

No link

OFF

10Mbps connection

Orange

Linked

ORANGE

100Mbps connection

Orange (Blinking)

Data activity

GREEN

1Gbps connection

Orange (Blinking

Ready to wake

 

 

then steady)

up from S5 mode

 

 

Activity Link

Speed

LED

 

LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN port

5.Line In port (light blue). This port connects to the tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio sources.

6.Line Out port (lime). This port connects to a headphone or a speaker. In the 4, 6 and

8-channel configurations, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.

7.Microphone port (pink). This port connects to a microphone.

Refer to the audio configuration table 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 (Rear panel)

Line In

Rear Speaker Out

Rear Speaker Out

Rear Speaker Out

Lime (Rear panel)

Line Out

Front Speaker Out

Front Speaker Out

Front Speaker Out

Pink (Rear panel)

Mic In

Mic In

Bass/Center

Bass/Center

Lime (Front panel)

-

-

-

Side Speaker Out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To configure an 8-channel audio output:

Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio output.

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

9.USB 3.0 ports 5 and 6. These two 9-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 3.0 devices.

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

The plugged USB 3.0 device may run on xHCI or EHCI mode, depending on the operating system’s setting.

USB 3.0 devices can only be used for data storage.

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

Due to the design of the Intel® 8 series chipset, all USB devices connected to the USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports are controlled by the xHCI controller. Some legacy USB devices must update their firmware for better compatibility.

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