Connecting I/O Devices - ECS RD480-A939 User Manual

Connecting I/O Devices

The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports:
PS2 Mouse
PS2 Keyboard
Serial Port
(COM1)
LAN Port
(optional)
USB Ports
Audio Ports
This concludes Chapter 2. The next chapter covers the BIOS.
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 mice or
fax/modems. COM1 is identified by the system as COM1/3.
Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer
to the Network.
Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
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 devices that corre-
spond to the A, B, C, and E port respectively. 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
B: Back Surround
C: Side Surround
The above port definition can be changed to audio input or
audio output by changing the driver utility setting.
Installing the Motherboard
D: Line-in
E: Front Out
F: Mic_in Rear
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