Connectors; Rear Panel Connectors - Asus K8N User Manual

1.10 Connectors

This section describes and illustrates the motherboard rear panel and internal
connectors.

1.10.1 Rear panel connectors

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1. PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.
2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other
devices.
3. RJ-45 port. This port allows 10/100 connection to a Local Area Network (LAN)
through a network hub.
LAN port LED indications
100M LED
Status Description
Yellow Linked
Blinking Data activity
4. Rear Speaker out port. This Rear Speaker (gray) port connects to the rear
speakers on a 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel audio configuration.
5. Side Speaker out port. This Side Speaker out (black) port connects to the
side speakers in an 8-channel audio configuration.
6. Line In port. This Line In (light blue) port connects a tape player or other audio
sources.
7. Line Out port. This Line Out (lime) port connects a headphone or a speaker.
In 4-channel, 6-channel and 8-channel mode, the function of this jack becomes
Front Speaker Out.
8. Microphone port. This Mic (pink) port connects a microphone.
ASUS K8N motherboard
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10M LED
Status Description
Orange Linked
Blinking Data activity
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100M
LED
LAN port
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10M
LED
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