Asus H97M-PLUS, Manual

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10. USB 3.0 ports 3, 4, 5 and 6. These 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.
11. HDMI port.
This port is for a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector,
and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-ray, and other protected
content.
12. DVI-D port. This port is for any DVI-D compatible device. DVI-D can’t be converted to
output RGB Signal to CRT and isn’t compatible with DVI-I.
13. USB 2.0 ports 7 and 8. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0/1.1 devices.
Audio 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, or 7.1-channel configuration
Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2.1, 4.1,
5.1, or 7.1-channel configuration.
6. Line In port (light blue) . This port connects the tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio
sources.
7. Line Out port (lime) . This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4.1-channel,
5.1-channel, and 7.1-channel configurations, the function of this port becomes Front
Speaker Out.
8. Microphone port (pink) . This port connects a microphone.
9. Side Speaker Out port (gray) . This port connects the side speaker in an 7.1-channel
audio configuration.
Port
Headset
2.1-channel
4.1-channel 5.1-channel 7.1-channel
Light Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In
Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out
Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In
Orange – – Center/Subwoofer Center/Subwoofer
Black – Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
Gray – – – Side Speaker Out
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