Gigabyte GA-F2A85XM-HD3 - Back Panel Connectors

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1-7 Back Panel Connectors
USB 2.0/1.1 Port
TheUSBport supportstheUSB 2.0/1.1 specication.Usethis portforUSB devices suchasa USB
keyboard/mouse,USBprinter,USBashdriveandetc.
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port
Use this port to connect a PS/2 mouse or keyboard.
D-Sub Port
The D-Sub port supports a 15-pin D-Sub connector. Connect a monitor that supports D-Sub connection
to this port.
DVI-D Port
(Note)
TheDVI-DportconformstotheDVI-Dspecicationandsupportsamaximumresolutionof2560x1600.
Connect a monitor that supports DVI-D connection to this port. Please note that the actual resolutions
supported are dependent on the monitor being used and support for 2560x1600 resolution requires both
a monitor and cable that support Dual Link DVI.
HDMI Port
HDMI(High-DenitionMultimediaInterface)isanall-digitalaudio/videointerfacecapableoftransmitting
uncompressed audio/video signals. The HDMI port is HDCP compliant and supports Dolby True HD and
DTSHDMasterAudioformats.Italsosupportsupto192KHz/24bit8-channelLPCMaudiooutput.Youcan
use this port to connect your HDMI-supported monitor. The maximum supported resolution is 1920x1200,
but the actual resolutions supported are dependent on the monitor being used.
After installing the HDMI device, make sure to set the default sound playback device to HDMI.
(Theitemnamemaydifferdependingonyouroperatingsystem.Thescreenshotbelowisfrom
Windows7.)
In Windows 7, select Start>Control Panel>Hardware and
Sound>Sound>Playback,setAMD HighDenitionAudio
Device to the default playback device.
(Note) TheDVI-DportdoesnotsupportD-Subconnectionbyadapter.
A.TripleDisplayCongurations:
 Thismotherboardprovidesthreevideooutputports:D-Sub,DVI-D,andHDMI.Triple-displaycongurations
aresupportedafteryouinstallmotherboarddriversinOS.Onlydual-displaycongurationsaresupported
during the BIOS Setup or POST process.