Asus P5E3 DELUXE - Page 50

2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information
10. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone.
11. Side Speaker Out port (gray).
This port connects the side speakers in an
8-channel audio conguration.
12. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2.
These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
13. External SATA port 1/2. These ports connect to external Serial ATA hard disk
drives. To congure a RAID0 or RAID1 set, connect an external Serial ATA
hard disk drive to the External SATA port 1 and 2 respectively.
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 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
The external SATA ports support
external SATA 3 Gb/s devices.
Longer cables support higher
power requirements to deliver
signal up to two meters away,
and enables improved hot-swap
function.
• DO NOT insert different connectors to the external SATA ports.
• DO NOT unplug the external Serial ATA box when a RAID 0 or RAID 1 is
congured.