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Appendix

5-1 ConguringAudioInputandOutput

5-1-1 Conguring2/4/5.1/7.1-ChannelAudio

The motherboard provides three audio jacks on the back panel

which support 2/4/5.1/7.1

(Note)

-channel audio. The picture to the

right shows the default audio jack assignments.

TheintegratedHD(HighDenition)audioprovidesjackretask-

ing capability that allows the user to change the function for

each jack through the audio driver.

HighDenitionAudio(HDAudio)

HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and features multistreaming ca-

pabilities that allow multiple audio streams (in and out) to be simultaneously processed. For example, users

can listen to MP3 music, have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. all at the

same time.

A.ConguringSpeakers

(The following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.)

• Toinstallamicrophone,connectyourmicrophonetotheMicinjackandmanuallycongurethe

jack for microphone functionality.

• Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultane-

ously. If you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel

audio module), refer to instructions on page 61.

Step 1:

After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager

icon willappearinthenoticationarea.Double-click

the icon to access the HD Audio Manager.

(Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-ChannelAudioCongurations:

Refertothefollowingformulti-channelspeakercongurations.

• 2-channel audio: Headphone or Line out.

• 4-channel audio: Front speaker out and Rear speaker out.

• 5.1-channel audio: Front speaker out, Rear speaker out, and Center/Subwoofer speaker out.

• 7.1-channel audio: Front speaker out, Rear speaker out, Center/Subwoofer speaker out, and Side speaker out.

 (Pleaserefertothecongurationsonnextpage)

Line In

Front Speaker Out

Mic In

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