Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 - Page 21

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Whenremovingthecableconnectedtoabackpanelconnector,rstremovethecablefromyour •
device and then remove it from the motherboard.
When removing the cable, pull it straight out from the connector. Do not rock it side to side to •
prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector.
Activity LED
Connection/
Speed LED
LAN Port
Activity LED:Connection/Speed LED:
State Description
Orange 1 Gbps data rate
Green 100 Mbps data rate
Off 10 Mbps data rate
State Description
Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring
Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring
DisplayPort
DisplayPort is one of the new generation interface technologies that delivers high quality digital imag-
ing and audio, supporting bi-directional audio transmition. DisplayPort can support both DPCP and
HDCP content protection mechanisms. Connect the audio/video device that supports DisplayPort to
this port. The DisplayPort Technology can support a maximum resolution of 2560x1600p but the ac-
tual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used.
IEEE 1394a Port
TheIEEE1394portsupportstheIEEE1394aspecication,featuringhighspeed,highbandwidthand
hotplug capabilities. Use this port for an IEEE 1394a device.
eSATA 3Gb/s Connector
The eSATA 3Gb/s port conforms to SATA 3Gb/s standard and is compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s stan-
dard. Use the port to connect an external SATA device. The Intel Z68 Chipset supports RAID function.
RefertoChapter5,"ConguringSATAHardDrive(s),"forinstructionsonconguringaRAIDarray.
RJ-45 LAN Port
The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate. The following
describes the states of the LAN port LEDs.
USB 3.0/2.0 Port
TheUSB3.0portsupportstheUSB3.0specicationandiscompatibleto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.
After installing the DisplayPort device, make sure the default device for sound playback is the
DisplayPort device. (The item name may differ from operating system. For example, in Windows 7,
go to Start>Control Panel>Hardware and Sound>Sound>Playback and set the DisplayPort device
as the default playback device. Refer to the HDMI settings information on the previous page for
thecongurationdialogbox.)
Dual Display Congurations for the Onboard Graphics:
This motherboard provides four video output ports: D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI, and DisplayPort.
 Dualmonitorcongurationsare supported inoperating system environmentonly, butnot during the
BIOS Setup or POST process.