Asus K8N - Manual (Page 27)

ASUS K8N motherboard 1-17
1.10 Connectors
This section describes and illustrates the motherboard rear panel and internal
connectors.
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors
1
15 10
2 3
12 14
6
7
8
4 5
9 13 11
1. PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.
2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other
devices.
3. RJ-45 port. This port allows 10/100 connection to a Local Area Network (LAN)
through a network hub.
10M
LED 100M
LED
LAN port
LAN port LED indications
100M LED 10M LED
Status Description Status Description
Yellow Linked Orange Linked
Blinking Data activity Blinking Data activity
4. Rear Speaker out port. This Rear Speaker (gray) port connects to the rear
speakers on a 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel audio configuration.
5. Side Speaker out port. This Side Speaker out (black) port connects to the
side speakers in an 8-channel audio configuration.
6. Line In port. This Line In (light blue) port connects a tape player or other audio
sources.
7. Line Out port. This Line Out (lime) port connects a headphone or a speaker.
In 4-channel, 6-channel and 8-channel mode, the function of this jack becomes
Front Speaker Out.
8. Microphone port. This Mic (pink) port connects a microphone.