Asus P5KPL-AM IN GB - Internal Connectors

3. Line In port (light blue). This port connects to the tape, CD, DVD player, or other
audio sources.
4. Line Out port (lime). This port connects to a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel
and 6-channel conguration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.
5. Microphone port (pink). This port connects to a microphone.
Refer to the audio conguration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4, or
6-channel conguration.
Audio 2, 4, 6-channel conguration
Port Headset 2-channel 4-channel 6-channel
Light Blue Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out
Pink Mic In Mic In Bass/Center
6. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to
USB 2.0 devices.
7. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to
USB 2.0 devices.
8. Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) port. This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other
VGA-compatible devices.
9. COM port. This 9-pin COM port is for pointing devices or other serial devices.
10. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
1.7.2 Internal connectors
1. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk
drives and optical disk drives. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is backward compatible with the
Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specication. The data transfer rate of the Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster
than that of the standard parallel ATA (133Mb/s).
Install the Windows
®
Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA.
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