Asus Motherboard F2A85-M - Manual (Page 36)

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1.8 Connectors
1.8.1 Rear panel connectors
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 an external audio output device via an
optical S/PDIF cable.
3. Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) port. This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other
VGA-compatible devices.
4. eSATA 6.0Gb/s port. This port connects to an external Serial ATA hard disk drive.
5. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN)
through a network hub. Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
LAN port LED indications
LAN port
Speed
LED
Activity 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 the tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio
sources.
9. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel, 6-
channel, and 8-channel configurations, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker
Out.
10. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone.
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
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6 7 8 9
10 11
5
12
3
14 15
4 1 2
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