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7. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
8. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
9. DVI port. This port is for any DVI-D compatible device and is HDCP compliant
allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-Ray and other protected content.
Refer to the audio conguration table for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4,
or 6,-channel conguration.
Audio 2, 4, or 6-channel conguration
Port Headset
2-channel
4-channel 6-channel
Light Blue Line In Surround Surround
Lime Headphone/Front Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out
Pink Mic In Mic In Center/Subwoofer
4. Line In port (light blue). This port connects a tape, CD, DVD player, or other
audio sources.
5. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-
channel/ 6-channel conguration, the function of this port becomes Front
Speaker Out.
6. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone.
10. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
• This motherboard
comes with dual-VGA output. If you connect 2 monitors
to both VGA and DVI-D out ports, each controller can drive same or
different display contents to different resolutions and refresh rates.
• DVI-D can’t be converted to output RGB Signal to CRT and isn’t
compatible with DVI-I
.
• To play HD DVD or Blu-Ray Disc, make sure to use an HDCP compliant
monitor.
Playback of HD DVD and Blu-Ray Discs
The speed and bandwidth of the CPU/Memory, DVD player, and drivers
will affect the playback quality. Using the CPU/Memory of higher speed and
bandwidth with the higher-version DVD player and drivers will upgrade the
playback quality.