Asus M4A88T-M/USB3 - Internal Connectors; Front Panel Audio Connector

Playback of Blu-ray discs
• For better playback quality, we recommend that you follow the system requirements
listed below.
Suggested list
CPU AMD
®
Phenom™ II x4 955
DIMM DDR3 1333
BIOS setup Frame Buffer Size – 256MB or higher
Playback software CyberLink
®
PowerDVD 9
File format
Best resolution
Windows
®
XP Windows
®
Vista Windows
®
7
Non-protected clips 1920 x 1080p 1920 x 1080p 1920 x 1080p
Blu-ray 1920 x 1080p 1920 x 1080p 1920 x 1080p
• To play Blu-ray discs, ensure to use HDCP compliant devices and software.
15. USB 2.0 ports. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 2.0
devices.
1.10.2 Internal connectors
1. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports
either High Denition Audio or AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front
panel audio I/O module cable to this connector.
• We recommend that you connect a high-denition front panel audio module to this
connector to avail of the motherboard high-denition audio capability.
• If you want to connect a high denition front panel audio module to this connector, set
the Front Panel Select item in the BIOS to [HD Audio]. See section 2.4.4 Onboard
Device Conguration for details.
• The front panel audio I/O module is purchased separately.
M4A88T-M/USB3
M4A88T-M/USB3 Front panel audio connector
AAFP
PIN 1
GND PRESENCE# SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR
PORT1 L
PORT1 R PORT2 R
SENSE_SEND
PORT2 L
HD-audio-compliant
pin definition
PIN 1
AGND NC NC NC
MIC2
MICPWR
Line out_R
NC
Line out_L
Legacy AC’97
compliant definition
ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 1-21