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Z97 OC Formula
1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must sup-
port HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis
manual to install your system.
2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header by the
steps below:
A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.
B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L.
C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).
D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for the HD audio panel only. You don’t need to connect
them for the AC’97 audio panel.
E. To activate the front mic, go to the “FrontMic” Tab in the Realtek Control panel and
adjust “Recording Volume”.
USB 2.0 Header
(9-pin USB4_5)
(see p.1, No. 35)
DUMMY
GND
GND
P+
P-
USB_PWR
P+
P-
USB_PWR
1
Besides four USB 2.0
ports on the I/O panel,
there is one header on this
motherboard. Each USB
2.0 header can support
two ports.
USB 3.0 Header
(19-pin USB3_6_7)
(see p.1, No. 9)
Besides six USB 3.0 ports
on the I/O panel, there
is one header on this
motherboard. Each USB
3.0 header can support
two ports.
Front Panel Audio Header
(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)
(see p.1, No. 41)
This header is for
connecting audio devices
to the front audio panel.
1
In
Dummy
IntA_PB_D-
GND
IntA_
GND
IntA_PB_SSTX-
IntA_
IntA_PB_SSRX-
Vbus
Vbus
Vbus
IntA_PA_SSRX-
IntA_
GND
IntA_PA_SSTX-
IntA_
GND
IntA_PA_D-
In
J_SENSE
OUT2_L
1
MIC_RET
PRESENCE#
GND
OUT2_R
MIC2_R
MIC2_L
OUT_RET
