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Installing the Motherboard
Connecting I/O Devices
The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports:
PS2 Mouse
Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device.
PS2 Keyboard
Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard.
ESATA Port
Use this port to connect to an external SATA box or a
(Optional)
Serial ATA portmultiplier
.
Serial Port
Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or
(COM1)
fax/modems. COM1 is identified by the system as COM1.
LAN Port
Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your
(Optional)
computer to the Network.
USB Ports
Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
Audio Ports
This concludes Chapter 2. The next chapter covers the BIOS.
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 microphone.
This motherboard may adopt 8-channel audio ports that
correspond to the A,B, C, and E port respectively. In addi-
tion, all of the 3 ports, B, C, and E 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.
(Optional)
A: Center & Woofer D: Line-in
B: Back Surround E: Front Out
C: Side Surround F: Mic_in Rear
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