Asus M4A88T-I DELUXE User Manual page 30

6. Line In port (light blue). This port connects to the tape, CD, DVD player, or other
audio sources.
7. Line Out port (lime). This port connects to a headphone or a speaker. In the 4, 6, and
8-channel configurations, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.
Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4, 6, or
8-channel configuration.
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration
Port
Light Blue (Rear panel)
Lime (Rear panel)
Pink (Rear panel)
Lime (Front panel)
To configure an 8-channel audio output:
8. WLAN antenna ports. These ports connect to the WLAN antennas.
9. Wireless LAN activity LED. The wireless module comes with an activity LED.
10. Microphone port (pink). This port connects to a microphone.
11. USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for
USB 3.0 devices.
12. eSATA port. This port connects to an external Serial ATA hard disk drive.
To use hot-plug, set the SATA Port1-Port4 item in the BIOS to [AHCI]. See section 2.3.4
SATA Configuration for details.
13. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB
2.0 devices.
14. Coaxial S/PDIF output port. This port connects to an external audio output device via
a coaxial S/PDIF cable.
15. HDMI port. This port is for a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector,
and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-ray, and other protected
content.
16. USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for
USB 2.0 devices.
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Headset 2-channel
Line In
Line Out
Mic In
–
Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio
output.
4-channel 6-channel
Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out
Mic In Bass/Center
–
8-channel
Rear Speaker Out
Front Speaker Out
Bass/Center
– Side Speaker Out
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