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12. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2.
These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
13. External SATA port.
This port connects to an external Serial ATA hard disk drive.
14. 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.
15.
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.
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 Out
Rear Speaker Out
Gray
–
–
–
Side Speaker Out
Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4, 6, or
8-channel configuration.
Dual display output support
• This table indicates that whether the following dual display outputs are
supported for your motherboard:
Dual display outputs
Supported
Not supported
DVI + D-Sub
•
DVI + HDMI
•
HDMI + D-Sub
•
• During POST, only the monitor connected to the D-Sub port has display.
The dual display function works only under Windows.
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