Motherboard Rear And Audio Connections; Rear I/O Connection - Asus M5A97 R2.0 User Manual

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Motherboard rear and audio connections

2.3.1

Rear I/O connection

Rear panel connectors
1. PS/2 mouse port (green)
2. LAN (RJ-45) port*
3. Audio I/O ports**
USB 2.0 ports (USB 2.0 port1
4.
supports USB BIOS Flashback)
* and **: Refer to the tables on the next page for LAN port LEDs, and audio port definitions.
• Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under
Windows
• 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.
• USB 2.0_1 port supports USB BIOS Flashback.
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
5.
6.
7.
OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation.
®
Optical S/PDIF Out port
USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2 support ASUS
USB 3.0 Boost UASP Mode.
PS/2 keyboard port (purple)
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