Asus M3N78-EM - Manual (Page 37)

ASUS M3N78-EM 1-25
• This motherboard comes with dual-VGA output. If you connect 2 monitors
to both VGA and DVI-D / HDMI out ports, each controller can drive same or
different display contents to different resolutions and refresh rates.
• Due to the chipset limitation, simultaneous output for DVI and HDMI is not
supported.
• To play HD DVD or BLU-Ray Disc, ensure to use an HDCP compliant
monitor.
Playback of HD DVD and Blu-Ray Discs
The speed and bandwidth of the CPU/Memory, DVD player, and drivers
will affect the playback quality. Using the CPU/Memory of higher speed and
bandwidth with the higher-version DVD player and drivers will upgrade the
playback quality.
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration
11. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
12. IEEE 1394a port. This 6-pin IEEE 1394a port provides high-speed
connectivity for audio/video devices, storage peripherals, PCs, or portable
devices.
13. External SATA port. These port connect to an external a Serial ATA hard
disk drive. To configure a RAID0, RAID1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, or JBOD set,
connect external Serial ATA hard disk drives to the External SATA port.
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
Orange – – Center/Subwoofer Center/Subwoofer
Black – Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
Gray – – – Side Speaker Out
Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in
2, 4, 6 or 8-channel configuration.
To enable hot-plugging, set the SATA Mode Select in the BIOS settings to
[RAID Mode] or [AHCI Mode], and then reboot the system. See section 2.3.5
Storage Configuration for details.
14. DVI port. This port is for any DVI-D compatible device. DVI-D can’t be
converted to output RGB Signal to CRT and isn’t compatible with DVI-I.
15. HDMI port. This port is for a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
connector, and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-Ray
and other protected content