Chapter 2
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Install the Extension Brackets/Options
This mainboard does not ship with any extension brackets. You
can install an optional SPDIF extension bracket and an optional
infrared port.
The extension brackets are used to transmit features on the
mainboard to external connectors that can be fixed to the system
chassis. Follow the steps below to install the extension brackets.
Note:
All the ribbon cables used on the extension brackets carry a
red stripe on the pin-1 side of the cable.
Digital Audio Extension Bracket
This bracket has two RCA jacks for digital audio in and digital
audio out, and an auxiliary jack for a Stereo Line-in device.
1.
On the mainboard, locate the SPDIF1 header for this bracket.
2.
Plug the cable from the bracket into the SPDIF1 header.
3.
In the system chassis, remove a blanking plate from one of the
expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the slot.
Use the screw that held the blanking plate in place to secure
the extension bracket.
Stereo Line-in
SPDIF In
SPDIF Out
Digital Audio
Extension Bracket
SPDIF1
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