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Eurocom M980NU XCaliber User Manual

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Interface (Ports & Jacks)

Interface (Ports & Jacks) A - 3

A

e-SATA/USB Port

This is a combined e-SATA (external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment)/ USB 2.0
compatible port.

Plug external Serial ATA hard drives into this e-SATA (external Serial Advanced Technology
Attachment
) port. See

“USB 2.0/1.1 Ports” on page A - 5

for USB port information.

HDMI-Out Port

The HDMI-Out (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is an audio/video connector interface for
transmitting uncompressed digital streams. This allows you to connect an external monitor, TV or
Flat Panel Display etc. as a display device

(see

“Attaching Other Displays” on page B - 6

) by

means of a HDMI cable. Note that HDMI carries both audio and video signals (see

“HDMI

Audio Configuration” on page B - 8

).

Headphone-Out Jack

Headphones or speakers may be connected through this jack. Note: Set your system’s volume
to a reduced level before connecting to this jack.

Item

Description

e-SATA /

HDMI

HDMI Audio Support

Note that some NVIDIA video card models DO NOT support High Definition Audio through
HDMI. When connecting these video cards to an external display (using an HDMI cable), it
is recommended that you use a third party video application (e.g. Power DVD) that provides
appropriate audio decoding to play DVDs etc. Alternatively you can output audio through an
alternative source to the HDMI connection.