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Installing the Motherboard
Connecting I/O Devices
The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports:
DVI Port Use the DVI port to connect the monitor.
USB Ports
Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
LAN Port Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your
computer to the network.
HDMI Port Connect the HDMI port to the HDMI devices.
ESATA Ports
Use this port to connect to an external SATA box or a
Serial ATA port multiplier.
Audio Ports Use the audio jacks to connect audio devices. The C port is
for stereo line-in signal, while the E port is for microphone
in signal. This motherboard supports audio devices that cor-
respond to the A,B, and D port respectively. In addition, all
of the 3 ports, B, and D provide users with both right & left
channels individually. Users please refer to the following
note for specific port function definition.
The above port definition can be changed to audio input or
audio output by changing the driver utility setting.
This jack connects to external optical digital audio output
devices. Optical SPDIF
Output
A: Center & Woof er D: Front Out
B: Back Surround E: Mic_in Rear
C: Line-in -
VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port.
1394A Port Use the 1394a port to connect any 1394a device.