Asus M4N78 - PRO w/ Athlon II X2 240 - Internal Connectors Overview

Audio 2, 4, 6, 8-channel conguration
Ensure that the audio device of Sound playback is Realtek High Denition Audio (the
name may be different based on the OS). Go to Start > Control Panel > Sounds and
Audio Devices > Sound Playback to congure the setting.
Port Headset 2-channel 4-channel 6-channel 8-channel
Light Blue Line In Line in Line in Line in
Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out
Pink Mic In Mic In Mic in Mic in
Orange - - Center/Subwoofer Center/Subwoofer
Black - Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
Gray - - - Side Speaker Out
11. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
12. External SATA port. These port connect to an external a Serial ATA hard disk drive.
To congure a RAID0, RAID1, RAID 0+1, RAID5, or JBOD set in Windows
®
Vista OS,
connect external Serial ATA hard disk drives to the External SATA port.
13.
Optical S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via an
optical S/PDIF cable.
14.
COM port. This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices.
15. USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
1.10.2 Internal connectors
1. Optical drive audio in connector (4-pin CD)
This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a
CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card.
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