Asus M5A88-M EVO - Manual (Page 36)

1.10 Connectors
1.10.1 Rear panel ports
1. PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Combo port. This port is for a PS/2 keyboard or PS/2
mouse.
2. Optical S/PDIF_OUT port. This port connects to an external audio output device via
an optical S/PDIF cable.
3. VGA port. This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices.
4. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB
2.0 devices.
5. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN)
through a network hub.
LAN port LED indications
Activity/Link LED Speed LED
Status
Description Status Description
OFF No link OFF 10Mbps connection
ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100Mbps connection
BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1Gbps connection LAN port
SPEED
LED
ACT/LINK
LED
6. Center / Subwoofer port (orange). This port connects the center/subwoofer speakers.
7. Rear Speaker Out port (black). This port connects the rear speakers in a 4-channel,
6-channel, or 8-channel audio configuration.
8. Line In port (light blue). This port connects to the tape, CD, DVD player, or other
audio sources.
9. Line Out port (lime). This port connects to a headphone or a speaker. In the 4, 6, and
8-channel configurations, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.
10. Microphone port (pink). This port connects to a microphone.
11. Side Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects the side speaker in an 8-channel
audio configuration.
Refer to the audio configuration table on the next page for the function of the audio ports in
2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration.
6 7 8 9
10 11
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