•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.

•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.

•Multi-VGA output supports up to three displays under Windows® OS environment, two displays under BIOS, and one display under DOS.

•Due to design of the Intel® display architecture, below are the following onboard graphics output and their maximum supported pixel clocks:

-DVI port supports: 165 MHz

-VGA port supports: 180 MHz

-HDMI port supports: 300 MHz

* LAN ports LED indications

 

Activity Link LED

 

Speed LED

 

 

 

 

 

Status

Description

Status

Description

 

OFF

No link

OFF

 

10 Mbps connection

 

ORANGE

Linked

ORANGE

 

100 Mbps connection

 

Orange (Blinking)

Data activity

GREEN

 

1 Gbps connection

 

Orange (Blinking

Ready to wake up

 

 

 

 

then steady)

from S5 mode

 

 

 

ACT/LINK SPEED

LED LED

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

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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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