Connecting I/O Devices - ECS GF8200SM-M3 User Manual

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Connecting I/O Devices

The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports:
PS2 Mouse
PS2 Keyboard
Serial Port
(COM)
VGA Port
DVI Port
(Optional)
USB Ports
LAN Port
Audio Ports
(Optional)
Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device.
Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard.
Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mouse
or fax/modems.
Connect your monitor to the VGA port.
Use the DVI port to connect the monitor.
Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your
computer to the network.
Use the audio jacks to connect audio devices. The D port is
for stereo line-in signal, while the F port is for microphone
in signal. This motherboard supports 8-channel audio de-
vices that correspond to the A,B, C, and E port respec-
tively. In addition, all of the 3 ports, B, C, and E provide
users with both right & left channels individually. Users
please refer to the following note for specific port function
definition.
A: Center & Woofer D: Line-in
B: Back Surround E: Front Out
C: Side Surround F: Mic_in Rear
The above port definition can be changed to audio input or
audio output by changing the driver utility setting.
This motherboard may adopt 6-channel audio ports.
Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices. The
first jack is for stereo line-in signal. The second jack is for
stereo line-out signal. The third jack is for microphone.
Installing the Motherboard