Asus H97M-E - Rear Panel Connectors: Audio, USB, Video; Audio Port Configuration and USB Details; Video and Keyboard Ports

7. USB 2.0 ports 7 and 8.Thesetwo4-pinUniversalSerialBus(USB)portsare
availableforconnectingUSB2.0/1.1devices.
8. USB 3.0 ports 3, 4, 5 and 6.These9-pinUniversalSerialBus(USB)portsconnectto
USB3.0/2.0devices.
• DONOTconnectakeyboard/mousetoanyUSB3.0portwheninstallingWindows
®
operating system.
• DuetoUSB3.0controllerlimitation,USB3.0devicescanonlybeusedunder
Windows
®
OSenvironmentandaftertheUSB3.0driverinstallation.
• USB3.0devicescanonlybeusedasdatastorageonly.
• WestronglyrecommendthatyouconnectUSB3.0devicestoUSB3.0portsforfaster
andbetterperformanceforyourUSB3.0devices.
9. HDMI port.ThisportisforaHigh-DenitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connector,
andisHDCPcompliantallowingplaybackofHDDVD,Blu-ray,andotherprotected
content.
10. DVI-D port. ThisportisforanyDVI-Dcompatibledevice.DVI-Dcan’tbeconvertedto
outputRGBSignaltoCRTandisn’tcompatiblewithDVI-I.
11. PS/2 Keyboard port (purple).ThisportisforaPS/2keyboard.
Audio 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, or 7.1-channel configuration
Port
Headset
2.1-channel
4.1-channel 5.1-channel 7.1-channel
LightBlue(Rear
panel)
LineIn
RearSpeaker
Out
RearSpeakerOut
RearSpeaker
Out
Lime(Rearpanel) LineOut
FrontSpeaker
Out
FrontSpeaker
Out
FrontSpeaker
Out
Pink(Rearpanel) MicIn MicIn Bass/Center Bass/Center
Pink(Frontpanel) – – –
SideSpeaker
Out
To configure an 7.1-channel audio output:
 UseachassiswithHDaudiomoduleinthefrontpaneltosupportan7.1-channel
audio output.
Refertotheaudiocongurationtablebelowforthefunctionoftheaudioportsin2.1,4.1,
5.1,or7.1-channelconguration.
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