Asus M3A78 PRO User Manual page 42

Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration
Headset
Port
2-channel
Light Blue Line In
Lime Line Out
Pink Mic In
Orange –
Black –
Gray –
10. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
11. HDMI Out port. This port is for a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI)
connector.
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12. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device
via a coaxial S/PDIF cable.
13. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
14. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
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4-channel
Line In
Front Speaker Out
Mic In
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Rear Speaker Out
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This motherboard comes with dual-
VGA outputs that features different
displays on 2 monitors at the same
time if you connect 2 monitors to both
the onboard VGA and HDMI ports.
With the bundled HDMI-to-DVI
conversion adapter, this motherboard
can also support DVI output.
Playback of HD DVD and Blu-Ray Discs
The speed and bandwidth of the CPU/Memory, DVD player, and drivers will
affect the playback quality. Following is a configuration example for your
reference. Using the CPU/Memory of higher speed and bandwidth with the
higher-version DVD player and drivers will upgrade the playback quality.
CPU: AMD Athlon64 ADH3200IAA4DE/512KB (single core)
DIMM: Kingston DDR2-800 1G x1 (BIOS share memory: 256MB)
HDD: Seagate ST3160023A (ATA100)
ODD: Sony BWU100A
To play HD DVD or Blu-Ray Disc, make sure to use an HDCP compliant
monitor.
6-channel
Line In
Front Speaker Out
Mic In
Center/Subwoofer
Rear Speaker Ou
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Chapter 1: Product introduction
8-channel
Line In
Front Speaker Out
Mic In
Center/Subwoofer
Rear Speaker Out
Side Speaker Out