2.9 - Connecting External Devices
The following diagrams will detail the rear port stack for the S2696 motherboard:
PS/2
Mouse/Keyboard
Parallel Port
SPDIF
SPDIF
OUT
IN
NOTE: Peripheral devices can be plugged straight into any of these ports but
software may be required to complete the installation.
Onboard LAN LED Color Definition
The three onboard Ethernet ports have green and yellow LEDs to indicate LAN
status. The chart below illustrates the different LED states.
10/100/1000 Mbps LAN Link/Activity LED Scheme
Link
10 Mbps
Active
Link
100 Mbps
Active
Link
1000 Mbps
Active
No Link
LAN2
USB x 2
1394 Port
Serial Port
Left LED
Green
Blinking Green
Green
Blinking Green
Green
Blinking Green
Off
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Audio
LAN1
USB x 2
Right LED
Off
Off
Green
Green
Yellow
Yellow
Off