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PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 775-Pin CPUSocket North Bridge Controller CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) IDE1 Connector (IDE1, Blue) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) South Bridge Controller Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_3; Orange) Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4; Orange) Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2; Red) Primary SATAII Connector(SATAII_1; Red) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, Purple)

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USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) System Panel Header (PANEL1, Orange) BIOS SPI Chip Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, Lime) PCI Slots (PCI1- 2) AInternal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) PCI Express x16 Slot(PCIE2) PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1) Print Port Header (LPT1, Purple) OC 800 Jumper ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1)

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PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) RJ-45 Port Line In (Light Blue) Line Out (Lime)

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Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) VGA Port COM Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

* To enableMulti-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi-Streaming. For Windows® XP: After restarting your computer, you will find “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH” or “4CH” and then you are...