11. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
12. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
13. External SATA port. This port connects to an external a Serial ATA hard disk
drive.
• DO NOT insert a different connector to the external SATA port.
• To enable hot-plugging, set the Controller Mode item in the BIOS setting
to [AHCI], and then reboot the system. See section 3.5.3 Onboard Device
Conguration for details.
14. Optical S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device
via an optical S/PDIF cable.
15. USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
16. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration
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
Refer to the audio conguration table below for the function of the audio ports in
2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration.
ASUS P6T 2-27