Connecting I/O Devices - ECS A785GM-M Manual

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Connecting I/O Devices

The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports:
VGA Port
DVI Port
HDMI Port
1394A Port
USB Ports
ESATA Ports
LAN Port
Optical SPDIF
Output
Audio Ports
Connect your monitor to the VGA port.
Use the DVI port to connect the monitor.
Connect the HDMI port to the HDMI devices.
Use the 1394a port to connect any 1394a device.
Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
Use this port to connect to an external SATA box or a
Serial ATA port multiplier.
Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your
computer to the network.
This jack connects to external optical digital audio output
devices.
Use the audio jacks to connect audio devices. The C port is
for stereo line-in signal, while the E port is for microphone
in signal. This motherboard supports audio devices that cor-
respond to the A,B, and D port respectively. In addition, all
of the 3 ports, B, and D provide users with both right & left
channels individually. Users please refer to the following
note for specific port function definition.
A: Center & Woofer D: Front Out
B: Back Surround E: Mic_in Rear
C: Line-in
The above port definition can be changed to audio input or
audio output by changing the driver utility setting.
Installing the Motherboard
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