Asus M3A78 PRO, User Manual

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10. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 . These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
11. HDMI Out port. This port is for a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI)
connector.
• This motherboard comes with dual-
VGA outputs that features different
displays on 2 monitors at the same
time if you connect 2 monitors to both
the onboard VGA and HDMI ports.
• With the bundled HDMI-to-DVI
conversion adapter, this motherboard
can also support DVI output.
• Playback of HD DVD and Blu-Ray Discs
The speed and bandwidth of the CPU/Memory, DVD player, and drivers will
affect the playback quality. Following is a configuration example for your
reference. Using the CPU/Memory of higher speed and bandwidth with the
higher-version DVD player and drivers will upgrade the playback quality.
CPU: AMD Athlon64 ADH3200IAA4DE/512KB (single core)
DIMM: Kingston DDR2-800 1G x1 (BIOS share memory: 256MB)
HDD: Seagate ST3160023A (ATA100)
ODD: Sony BWU100A
• To play HD DVD or Blu-Ray Disc, make sure to use an HDCP compliant
monitor.
12. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device
via a coaxial S/PDIF cable.
13. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
14. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration
Port
Headset
2-channel 4-channel
6-channel 8-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 Ou Rear Speaker Out
Gray – – – Side Speaker Out