Asus Z97-K Port, port, DVI-D, Headset, 4.1-channel, 5.1-channel, 7.1-channel, USB 2.0 ports 7 and, USB 3.0 ports 3, 4, 5 and, PS/2 Keyboard port (purple)

Audio 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, or 7.1-channel configuration

Port	Headset	4.1-channel	5.1-channel	7.1-channel
	2.1-channel
Light Blue (Rear	Line In	Rear Speaker Out	Rear Speaker Out	Rear Speaker Out
panel)
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
Pink (Front panel)	–	–	–	Side Speaker Out

To configure a 7.1-channel audio output:

Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support a 7.1-channel audio output.

8.USB 2.0 ports 7 and 8. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0/1.1 devices.

9.USB 3.0 ports 3, 4, 5 and 6. These 9-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to USB 3.0/2.0 devices.

• 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.

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

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

•Intel® display architecture design supports the following maximum supported pixel clocks (Pixel Clock = H total x V Total x Frame Rate (Screen refresh rate)):

-DVI port: 165 MHz

-VGA port: 180 MHz

-HDMI port: 300 MHz

11.PS/2 Keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.

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