Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe - Manual (Page 46)

2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information
Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in
2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration.
9. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In
4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel configuration, the function of this port
becomes Front Speaker Out.
10. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone.
11. Side Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects the side speakers in an
8-channel audio configuration.
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration
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
Gray – – – Side Speaker Out
Black – Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
Orange – – Center/Subwoofer Center/Subwoofer
12. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2, 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 SATA box. This port
supports a Serial ATA hard disk drive that you can combine with an external
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s device to configure a RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD set
through the onboard JMicron ® SATA RAID controller.
The external SATA port supports
external Serial ATA
3.0 Gb/s devices. Longer
cables support higher power
requirements to deliver signal up
to two meters away, and enables
improved hot-swap function.