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2.5 Front panel
The Front Panel is independent and extended from the mainboard.
It
’
s connected to the Front I/O Connector on the mainboard. You can
find the following ports on the Front Panel.
IEEE 1394 Port: J1394-1
The mainboard provides two IEEE 1394 ports. This smaller one is
designed for you to connect the IEEE 1394 device with external power.
The IEEE 1394 high-speed serial bus complements USB by providing
enhanced PC connectivity for a wide range of devices, including con-
sumer electronics audio/video (A/V) appliances, storage peripherals, other
PCs, and portable devices.
Software Support
IEEE 1394 Driver is provided by Windows
®
98 SE, Windows
®
XP, Windows
®
ME and Windows
®
2000. Just plug in the IEEE
1394 connector into the port. These Operating Systems will in-
stall the driver for IEEE 1394.
Optical SPDIF-In
Mic-In
Head-Phone
USB x 2
J1394-1
J1394-2