Asus M5A87 - Manual (Page 32)

1.10 Connectors
1.10.1 Rear panel ports
1. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo port (purple/green). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard
or PS/2 mouse.
2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices.
3. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN)
through a network hub.
LAN port LED indications
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
LAN port
SPEED
LED
ACT/LINK
LED
4. Line In port (light blue). This port connects to the tape, CD, DVD player, or other
audio sources.
5. Line Out port (lime). This port connects to a headphone or a speaker. In the 4, 6, and
8-channel configurations, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.
6. Microphone port (pink). This port connects to a microphone.
Refer to the audio configuration table on the next page for the function of the audio ports in
a 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration.
2
9
1
10
4 5 3
6 8 7
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-20