Asus M4A88T-I DELUXE - Page 30

8. WLAN antenna ports. These ports connect to the WLAN antennas.
9. Wireless LAN activity LED
. The wireless module comes with an activity LED.
10. Microphone port (pink).
This port connects to a microphone.
11. USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2.
These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for
USB 3.0 devices.
12. eSATA port.
This port connects to an external Serial ATA hard disk drive.
To use hot-plug, set the SATA Port1-Port4 item in the BIOS to [AHCI]. See section 2.3.4
SATA Conguration for details.
13. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB
2.0 devices.
14. Coaxial S/PDIF output port.
This port connects to an external audio output device via
a coaxial S/PDIF cable.
15. 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.
16. USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6.
These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for
USB 2.0 devices.
6. Line In port (light blue). This port connects to the tape, CD, DVD player, or other
audio sources.
7. Line Out port (lime).
This port connects to a headphone or a speaker. In the 4, 6, and
8-channel congurations, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.
Refer to the audio conguration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4, 6, or
8-channel conguration.
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration
Port Headset 2-channel 4-channel 6-channel 8-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
Lime (Front panel) – – – Side Speaker Out
To congure an 8-channel audio output:
Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio
output.
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