LanParty JR 790gx m2rs User Manual page 11

The northbridge chip comes integrated with the ATI
Radeon
Graphics Graphics Graphics Graphics Graphics
tional 3D graphics performance. It supports HDMI
and DVI interfaces.
DVI (Digital Visual Interface) is a form of video interface
technology made to maximize the quality of flat panel
DVI DVI DVI
DVI DVI
LCD monitors and modern video graphics cards. Data
is transmitted using the TMDS (Transition Minimized Dif-
ferential Signaling) protocol, providing a digital signal from the PC's
graphics subsystem to the display.
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a
compact audio/video connector interface for transmitting
HDMI HDMI HDMI
HDMI HDMI
uncompressed digital streams. It delivers multi-channel
audio and uncompressed digital video signals for full HD
1080p visuals through a single cable. Connect a LCD monitor or
digital TV that has the HDMI port.
The onboard Realtek ALC885 is a High Definition audio
codec and the 6 audio jacks at the rear I/O panel pro-
vides 8-channel audio output for advanced 7.1-channel
super surround sound audio system. ALC885 also sup-
ports S/PDIF output, allowing digital connections with DVD systems
or other audio/video multimedia.
S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that
transfers digital audio signals to a device without having
S/PDIF S/PDIF S/PDIF
S/PDIF S/PDIF
to be converted first to an analog format. This prevents
the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever
it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usually found on digital audio
equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device. The
S/PDIF interface on the system board sends surround sound and
3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital
recording devices like CD recorders.
Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with
SATA 1.0 specification. It supports speed of up to 3Gb/
s. Serial ATA improves hard drive performance faster
than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate
is 100MB/s.
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