Asus M4A78 PLUS - Motherboard - ATX - Connectors; Rear Panel Connectors

1.10 Connectors
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors
1. PS/2 Mouse port. This port is for a PS/2 mouse.
2. USB 2.0 port 11. This 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for
connecting USB 2.0 devices.
3.
LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN)
through a network hub.
LAN port LED indications
Activity/Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection
Yellow Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection
BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection
LAN port
SPEED
LED
ACT/LINK
LED
3
1014 13 12
2
11
4 5 6 7
89
15
16
1
4. Center/Subwoofer port (orange). This port connects the center/subwoofer speakers.
5. Rear Speaker Out port (black). This port connects the rear speakers in a 4-channel,
6-channel, or 8-channel audio conguration.
6. Line In port (light blue). This port connects the tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio
sources.
7. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel, 6-
channel, and 8-channel conguration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker
Out.
8. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone.
9. Side Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects the side speakers in an 8-channel
audio conguration.
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