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Back Panel Ports

This is a closer view of the I/O ports on the motherboard. The I/O ports are configured through the BIOS Setup Utility, and most devices are supported by the SMSC I/O Controller.

Note: The mouse and keyboard ports are not interchangeable. Do not try to connect either device to the opposite port.

Refer to the following table and text for more information.

Item Description
A PS/2 mouse port
B PS/2 keyboard port
C USB 2.0 connectors
D Serial port
E VGA monitor port
(disabled when using AGP video card)
F USB 2.0 connectors
G Analog microphone jack
H Analog line out/Speaker jack
I Analog line in jack
J Integrated RJ-45 network port
K Parallel port

Note: If the computer was ordered with a AGP video card, a plastic cap is placed on the motherboard's VGA monitor port.

Feature Summary

  • Intel® Extreme Graphics Controller

    • Integrated graphics controller

      • 32-bits per pixel (bpp) graphics engine
      • 200-megahertz (MHz) core frequency
      • 256-bit internal data path for 2-D and 3-D graphics
      • Motion video acceleration

    • 3-D graphics visual and texturing enhancement
    • Display

      • Integrated 24-bit 350-MHz RAMDAC
      • DDC2B compliant interface

  • Video

    • Dual monitor synchronous display
    • Hardware motion compensation for software MPEG2 decode
    • Two multiplexed DVO port interfaces with 165-MHz pixel clocks using an AGP Digital Display (ADD) card

  • Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) support up to 64 megabytes (MB) (driver dependent)

  • SoundMAX chipset using the Analog Devices, Inc. 1885 Integrated Digital Audio codec

    • ADI 1885 Integrated Digital Audio codec
    • Independent analog channels for Line in, Line out, and Mic in
    • 16-bit stereo I/O up to 48 kilohertz (kHz)
    • Multiple sample rates
    • Support for audio states D0, D2, and D3
    • High-quality CD input with ground sense
    • Stereo line level output
    • Power management support
    • Full duplex variable sampling rate (7 kHz to 48 kHz) with 1 hertz (Hz) resolution
    • Phat Stereo 3-D stereo enhancement

  • Integrated Intel® Kinnereth 10/100 LAN controller

    • PCI Bus Master interface
    • CSMA/CD Protocol Engine
    • Serial CSMA/CD unit interface supporting the 82562ET (10/100-megabits per second (Mbps) Ethernet) physical layer interface device
    • PCI Power Management

      • Supports APM
      • Supports ACPI technology
      • Supports Wake up from suspended state (Wake-On-LAN technology)

      Network Port LED Reference
      LED Color LED State Description
      Green Off 10-Mbps data rate
      On 100-Mbps data rate
      Amber Off LAN link not established
      On (steady) LAN link established
      On (blinking) LAN communication/busy

  • PS/2 ports

    • The +5-volt (V) lines to these connectors are protected with a PolySwitch™ circuit that, like a self-healing fuse, reestablishes the connection after an overcurrent condition is removed.
    • Power to the computer needs to be turned off before a keyboard or mouse is connected or disconnected.

  • USB version 2.0
  • Serial port - NS16C550-compatible UARTs supporting data transfers at speeds up to 115.2 kilobits per second (Kbps)
  • Parallel port - Supports ECP and EPP modes