Asus M5A88-M EVO - Connectors; Rear Panel Ports

1.10 Connectors
1.10.1 Rear panel ports
1. PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Combo port. This port is for a PS/2 keyboard or PS/2
mouse.
2. Optical S/PDIF_OUT port.
This port connects to an external audio output device via
an optical S/PDIF cable.
3. VGA port.
This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices.
4. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB
2.0 devices.
5. 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 10Mbps connection
ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100Mbps connection
BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1Gbps connection
LAN port
SPEED
LED
ACT/LINK
LED
6. Center / Subwoofer port (orange). This port connects the center/subwoofer speakers.
7. Rear Speaker Out port (black)
. This port connects the rear speakers in a 4-channel,
6-channel, or 8-channel audio conguration.
8. Line In port (light blue).
This port connects to the tape, CD, DVD player, or other
audio sources.
9. 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.
10. Microphone port (pink).
This port connects to a microphone.
11. Side Speaker Out port (gray)
. This port connects the side speaker in an 8-channel
audio conguration.
Refer to the audio conguration table on the next page for the function of the audio ports in
2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration.
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