Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H Manual - Page 20

Back Panel Connectors - windows 8

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1-6 Back Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse and the lower port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard. D-Sub Port The D-Sub port supports a 15-pin D-Sub connector. Connect a monitor that supports D-Sub connection to this port. DVI-D Port The DVI-D port supports DVI-D specifictation. Connect a monitor that supports DVI-D connection to this port. HDMI Port The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) provides an all-digital audio/video interface to transmit the uncompressed audio/video signals and is HDCP compliant. Connect the HDMI audio/ video device to this port. The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1080p but the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used. • After installing the HDMI device, make sure the default device for sound playback is the HDMI device. (The item name may differ by operating system. Refer the figures below for details.) • Please note the HDMI audio output only supports AC3, DTS and 2-channel-LPCM formats. (AC3 and DTS require the use of an external decoder for decoding.) In Windows XP, select Start>Control Panel>Sounds and Audio Devices Properties>Audio, set the Default device for sound playback toNVIDIAHDMIAudioWave. In Windows Vista, select Start>Control Panel> Sound, select NVIDIA HDMI Audio Device and then click Set Default. GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 20 -

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1-6
Back Panel Connectors
After installing the HDMI device, make sure the default device for sound playback is the HDMI
device. (The item name may differ by operating system. Refer the figures below for details.)
Please note the HDMI audio output only supports AC3, DTS and 2-channel-LPCM
formats. (AC3 and DTS require the use of an external decoder for decoding.)
In Windows XP, select Start>Control Panel>Sounds
and Audio Devices Properties>Audio, set the Default
device for sound playback to
NVIDIA HDMI Audio Wave
.
In Windows Vista, select Start>Control Panel>
Sound, select
NVIDIA HDMI Audio Device
and then
click
Set Default
.
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port
Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse and the lower port (purple) to connect a PS/2
keyboard.
D-Sub Port
The D-Sub port supports a 15-pin D-Sub connector. Connect a monitor that supports D-Sub
connection to this port.
DVI-D Port
The DVI-D port supports DVI-D specifictation. Connect a monitor that supports DVI-D connection to
this port.
HDMI Port
The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) provides an all-digital audio/video interface to
transmit the uncompressed audio/video signals and is HDCP compliant. Connect the HDMI audio/
video device to this port. The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1080p
but the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used.