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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
Chapter 2
Audio
Rear Audio
The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for
inserting a plug.
• Line-in/Surround Jack (Light Blue)
This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, tape player,
AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc.
• Line-out Jack (Lime)
This jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers.
• Mic-in/Subwoofer Jack (Pink)
This jack is used to connect an external microphone.
Driver Installation
Install the audio driver. Refer to the chapter 4 for more information.
Rear Audio
Line-out
Line-in/Surround
Mic-in/
Subwoofer
I/O Connectors
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors
SATA 2.0 3Gb/s
• 4 Serial ATA connectors
- 2 SATA 3.0 ports with data transfer rate up to 6Gb/s (SATA 0 and SATA 1)
- 2 SATA 2.0 ports with data transfer rate up to 3Gb/s (SATA 4 and SATA 5)
• Integrated Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) controller
The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices. Connect one end of the Se-
rial ATA data cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.
BIOS Setting
Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Advanced menu (“SATA Configuration” submenu) of the
BIOS. Refer to the chapter 3 for more information.
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RXN GND
TXP
TXN
GND
1
RXP
GND
Features
SATA 5
SATA 0
SATA 1
SATA 3.0 6Gb/s
(SATA port 1 provides adequate
space for SATA DOM)
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RXN GND
TXP
TXN
GND
1
RXP
GND
Note:
Some 3rd party SATA Gen 2 speed device controllers used on the system board paired
with the Intel
®
8 series chipset are intermittently detected. Before using SSD devices
or mSATA SSD devices, please check whether the device and the cable which are
used on the system board conform to Intel's official regulations.
COM2
COM1
COM2
COM1
SATA 4