Product Description
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1.7
Super I/O Controller
The I/O controller provides the following features:
•
Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI systems
•
Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up event interface
The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the I/O controller.
1.8
Audio Subsystem
The board supports Intel HD Audio via the Realtek ALC662s-VD audio codec. The
audio subsystem supports the following features:
•
Advanced jack sense for the back panel audio jacks that enables the audio codec to
recognize the device that is connected to an audio port.
•
Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC) with 95 dB SNR (A-weighting) and Analog-to-
Digital Converters (ADC) with 90 dB SNR (A-weighting).
•
Six DAC channels support 16/20/24-bit PCM format for 5.1 channel sound
playback, plus two channels of concurrent independent stereo sound output
(multiple streaming) through the front panel output.
•
Two stereo ADCs support 16/20-bit PCM format, multiple stereo recording
•
Microphone Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC), Noise Suppression (NS), and Beam
Forming (BF) technology for voice applications.
•
Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 8 Pro certification.
Table 6 lists the supported functions of the front panel and back panel audio jacks.
Table 6. Audio Jack Support
Audio Jack
Micro-
phone
Head-
phones
Line-out
(Front
Speakers)
Line-in
(Surround)
Mic-in
(Center/Sub)
Front panel - Green
Default
Front panel - Pink
Default
Back panel - Blue
Default
(ctrl panel)
Back panel - Green
(ctrl panel)
Default
(ctrl panel)
Back panel - Pink
Default
(ctrl panel)
1.8.1
Audio Subsystem Software
The latest audio software and drivers are available from Intel’s World Wide Web site.
For information about
Refer to
Obtaining audio software and drivers
Section 1.2, page 16
