ASUS MAXIMUS IX FORMULA
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Chapter 2
* LAN ports LED indications
• DuetoUSB3.0controllerlimitation,USB3.0devicescanonlybeusedunder
Windows
®
7andaftertheUSB3.0driverinstallation.
• USB3.0devicescanonlybeusedasdatastorageonly.
• WestronglyrecommendthatyouconnectUSB3.0devicestoUSB3.0portsforfaster
andbetterperformanceforyourUSB3.0devices.
• DuetothedesignoftheIntelchipset,allUSBdevicesconnectedtotheUSB2.0and
USB3.0portsarecontrolledbythexHCIcontroller.SomelegacyUSBdevicesmust
updatetheirrmwareforbettercompatibility.
• WhenKeyBotIIisactivated,USBhotplugfunctionoftheKeyBotport(USB3.0port5)
will be temporarily disabled.
** Audio 2, 4, 6 or 8-channel configuration
SPEED
LED
ACT/LINK
LED
LAN port
Activity Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection
ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection
BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection
Port
Headset
2-channel
4-channel 6-channel 8-channel
LightBlue Line In Line In Line In
SideSpeakerOut
Lime Line Out FrontSpeakerOut FrontSpeakerOut FrontSpeakerOut
Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In
Orange – –
Center/Sub
woofer
Center/Sub
woofer
Black
– RearSpeakerOut RearSpeakerOut RearSpeakerOut
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections
Audio I/O ports