Internal Connectors - Asus P8H61 PLUS User Manual

7. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB
2.0/1.1 devices.
8. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4 (P8H61 and P8H61 PLUS only). These two 4-pin Universal
Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 2.0/1.1 devices.
USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2 (P8H61/USB3 only). These two 9-pin Universal Serial Bus
(USB) ports connect to USB 3.0/2.0 devices.
• DO NOT connect a keyboard / mouse to any USB 3.0 port when installing Windows
operating system.
• Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under Windows
OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation.
• USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only.
• We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports for faster
and better performance for your USB 3.0 devices.
9. Serial port. This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices.
10. PS/2 Keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
1.10.2

Internal connectors

1. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports
either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel
audio I/O module cable to this connector.
P8H61 Series
P8H61 Series Front panel audio connector
• We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this
connector to avail of the motherboard's high-definition audio capability.
• If you want to connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, set
the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS setup to [HD]. If you want to connect an AC'97
front panel audio module to this connector, set the item to [AC97]. By default, this
connector is set to [HD]. See section 2.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration for details.
Chapter 1: Product introduction
SENSE2_RETUR
PORT2 L
SENSE_SEND
SENSE1_RETUR
PORT2 R
PRESENCE#
PORT1 R
GND
PORT1 L
PIN 1
HD-audio-compliant
pin definition
AAFP
NC
Line out_L
NC
NC
Line out_R
NC
MICPWR
AGND
MIC2
PIN 1
Legacy AC'97
compliant definition
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