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Chapter 1: Product introduction
6. USB 3.1 Gen 1 (up to 5Gb/s) ports.These9-pinUniversalSerialBus(USB)portsare
forUSB3.1Gen1devices.
• USB3.1Gen1devicescanonlybeusedfordatastorage.
• WestronglyrecommendthatyouconnectUSB3.1Gen1devicestoUSB3.1Gen1
portsforfasterandbetterperformancefromyourUSB3.1Gen1devices.
• DuetothedesignoftheIntel
®
300serieschipset,allUSBdevicesconnectedtothe
USB2.0andUSB3.1Gen1portsarecontrolledbythexHCIcontroller.Somelegacy
USBdevicesmustupdatetheirrmwareforbettercompatibility.
7. HDMI port.ThisportisforaHigh-DenitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connector,
andisHDCPcompliantallowingplaybackofHDDVD,Blu-ray,andotherprotected
content.
8. Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) port.This15-pinportisforaVGAmonitororother
VGA-compatibledevices.
9. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM).Thisportconnectsamodem,orotherdevices
thatconformwithserialspecication.
10. USB 2.0 / 1.1 ports.These4-pinUniversalSerialBus(USB)portsareforUSB2.0/1.1
devices.
Audio 2.1, 4.1, 5.1 or 7.1-channel conguration
Port
Headset
2.1-channel
4.1-channel 5.1-channel 7.1-channel
LightBlue(Rear
panel)
LineIn RearSpeakerOut
RearSpeaker
Out
RearSpeaker
Out
Lime(Rearpanel) LineOut FrontSpeakerOut
FrontSpeaker
Out
FrontSpeaker
Out
Pink(Rearpanel) MicIn MicIn Bass/Center Bass/Center
Lime(Frontpanel) - - - SideSpeakerOut
To congure a 7.1-channel audio output:
UseachassiswithHDaudiomoduleinthefrontpaneltosupporta7.1-channelaudio
output.