Asus P8H61-M LX R2.0 - Manual (Page 37)

1-27 Chapter 1: Product introduction
Use a chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel to support 8-channel audio
output.
7. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB
2.0/1.1 devices.
8. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB
2.0/1.1 devices.
9. Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) port. This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other
VGA-compatible hardware.
10. Serial port. This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices.
11. PS/2 Keyboard (Purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
1.10.2 Internal connectors
1. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports
either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel
audio I/O module cable to this connector.
• We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this
connector to avail of the motherboard’s high-definition audio capability.
• If you want to connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, set
the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS setup to [HD]. If you want to connect an AC'97
front panel audio module to this connector, set the item to [AC97]. By default, this
connector is set to [HD]. See section 2.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration for details.
P8H61-M LX R2.0
P8H61-M LX R2.0 Front panel audio connector
AAFP
AGND NC SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR
PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R
SENSE_SEND
PORT2 L
HD-audio-compliant
pin definition
PIN 1
AGND NC NC NC
MIC2
MICPWR
Line out_R
NC
Line out_L
Legacy AC’97
compliant definition