Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration
Port
Light Blue
Lime
Pink
Orange
Black
Gray
11.
USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to
USB 2.0/1.1 devices.
12.
USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 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
• 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
13.
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.
14.
HDMI port. This port is for a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector,
and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-Ray and other protected
content.
15.
USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to
USB 2.0/1.1 devices.
Dual display output support
• This table indicates whether the following dual display outputs are supported for your
• During POST, only the monitor connected to the D-Sub port has display. The dual display
• This motherboard also supports two add-on graphic cards and two onboard VGA
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Headset
2-channel
Line In
Line Out
Front Speaker Out
Mic In
–
–
Rear Speaker Out
–
operating system.
OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation.
and better performance for your USB 3.0 devices.
motherboard.
Dual display outputs
DVI + D-Sub
HDMI + D-Sub
DVI + HDMI
function works only under Windows.
outputs at the same time.
4-channel
Line In
Front Speaker Out
Mic In
–
Center/Subwoofer
Rear Speaker Out
–
Supported
•
•
•
6-channel
8-channel
Line In
Front Speaker Out
Mic In
Center/Subwoofer
Rear Speaker Out
–
Side Speaker Out
Not supported
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Line In
Mic In
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