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Introduction
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S/PDIF
S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital
audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to
an analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal
from degrading whenever it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usu-
ally found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or
audio processing device. The S/PDIF connector on the system
board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to am-
plifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD re-
corders.
6-channel Audio
The 6-channel audio output function is supported by using the
surround connector, the audio jacks at the rear panel and
configuring the audio driver and utility. Please refer to chapters 2
and 4.
SATA IDE Interface with RAID
• Supports two SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compli-
ant with SATA 1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface)
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD
Serial ATA (SATA) is a storage interface that is compliant with
SATA 1.0 specification. With speed of up to 1.5Gbps, it improves
hard drive performance even in data intensive environments such
as audio/video, consumer electronics and entry-level servers.
