2.8Connectors

2.8.1Rear panel connectors

Chapter 2

Rear panel connectors

1.

PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port

7.

IEEE 1394a port

2.

USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4

8.

Power External SATA port

3.

USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2

9.

External SATA port

4.

LAN (RJ-45) port*

10.

USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2

5.

USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6

11.

Audio I/O ports**

6.Optical S/PDIF Out port

*and **: Refer to the tables on the next page for LAN port and audio port definitions.

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

•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 JMB 36x ATA Controller item in the BIOS setting to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Refer to section

3.6.3 Onboard Devices Configuration for details.

ASUS SABERTOOTH X58

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