S/PDIF Module
(User Upgrade Optional)
S/PDIF
Cable
S/PDIF OUT
S/PDIF IN
(RCA)
S/PDIF IN
(Optical)
S/PDIF OUT
11. Connecting Serial ATA Connector
10. Front Audio Connector
12. S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Connector
If the housing has been designed with an audio port on the front panel, you’ll be able to
connect onboard audio to front panel through this connector. By the way, please remove
5-6 and 9-10 jumper caps from the Front Audio Connector before connecting the cable.
Please do not remove these 5-6 and 9-10 yellow jumper caps if there’s no audio port on
the front panel.
Pin 1
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a newest audio transfer file format, which provides
impressive audio quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead of
analog audio. Through a specific audio cable, you can connect the S/PDIF connector to other
end of the S/PDIF audio module, which bears S/PDIF digital output. Normally there are two
S/PDIF outputs as shown, one for RCA connector, the most common one used for consumer
audio products, and the other for optical connector with better audio quality. Same as outputs,
you can also connect RCA or optical audio products to input connectors on the module and
have the voice or music come out from your computer. However, you must have a S/PDIF
supported speaker/amplifier/decoder with S/PDIF digital input/output to connect to the S/PDIF
digital input/output to make the most out of this function.
Pin 1
13. Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effects
This motherboard comes with an ALC CODEC, which supports high quality of 5.1 Channel
audio effects, bringing you a brand new audio experience. On the strength of the innovative
design of ALC CODEC, you're able to use standard line-jacks for surround audio output without
connecting any external module. To apply this function, you have to install the audio driver in
the Bonus Pack CD as well as an audio application supporting 5.1 Channel. Picture bellow
represents the standard location of all speakers in 5.1Channel sound track. Please connect the
plug of your front speakers to the green “Speaker out” port, rear speakers’ plug to the blue
“Line in” port and both of the center and subwoofer speakers to the red “MIC in” port.
To connect a Serial ATA disk, you must use a 7-pin serial ATA cable. Connect two ends of
the serial ATA cable to the serial ATA header on the main board and the disk. Like every
other traditional disk, you also have to connect a power cable. Please note that it is a
jumper free implement; you don’t need to set jumpers to define a master or slave disk.
When connecting two serial ATA disks, the system will automatically take the one
connected to “Serial ATA 1” header as a master disk. For AX45F-4D Max, there are four
SATA connectors on boards and for AX45F-4D, AX45F-4DL and AX45F-4DN, there are
only two ones.
5
1
+5V
NC
SPDIFOUT
GND
SPDIFIN
SATA
Port2
Front Audio Connector
1
AUD_GND
AUD_VCC
AUD_RET_R
KEY
AUD_RET_L
AUD_MIC
AUD_MIC_BIAS
AUD_FPOUT_R
NC
AUD_FPOUT_L
SATA
Port1
SATA
Port4
SATA
Port3
