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Installing the Motherboard
Connecting I/O Devices
The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports:
Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing
device.
Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard.
Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice
or fax/modems.
Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices. The
first jack is for stereo line-in signal. The second jack is
for stereo line-out signal. The third jack is for micro-
phone.
Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your
computer to the Network.
USB Ports
Audio Ports
This concludes Chapter 2. The next chapter covers the BIOS.
LAN Port (optional)
Serial Port (COM1)
PS2 Keyboard
PS2 Mouse
SPDIFO1: SPDIF out header
This is an optional header that provides an SPDIFO (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)
output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector.
1
SPDIFOUT
2
+5V
3
Key
4
GND
Pin
Signal Name
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