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Back Panel Connectors, PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port, Optical S/PDIF Out Connector, HDMI Port

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1-7 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. Optical S/PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio. Before using this feature, ensure that your audio system provides an optical digital audio in connector. HDMI Port (Note) HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is an all-digital audio/video interface capable of transmitting uncompressed audio/video signals. The HDMI port is HDCP compliant and supports Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio formats. It also supports up to 192KHz/24bit 8-channel LPCM audio output. You can use this port to connect your HDMI-supported monitor. The maximum supported resolution is 1920x1200, but the actual resolutions supported are dependent on the monitor being used. After installing the HDMI monitor, make sure to set the default sound playback device to HDMI. (The item name may differ depending on your operating system. The screenshot below is from Windows 7.) In Windows 7, select Start>Control Panel>Hardware and Sound>Sound>Playback, set Realtek HDMI Output - ATI HDMI Audio to the default playback device. In order to get better playback quality, when playing the HD DVD or Blu-ray discs, refer to the recommended system requirements (or better) below. • Processor: AMD A series processor • Memory: Two 1 GB DDR3 1333 memory modules with dual channel mode enabled • BIOS Setup: At least 512 MB of UMA Frame Buffer Size (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Advanced BIOS Features," for more information) • Playback software: CyberLink PowerDVD 10.0 or later (Note: Please ensure Hardware Acceleration is enabled.) • HDCP compliant monitor(s) (Note) HDMI port do not support Hot plug. If you want to change to another graphics port when the computer is on, be sure to turn off the computer first. Hardware Installation - 20 -

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Hardware Installation
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1-7
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.
Optical S/PDIF Out Connector
This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio.
Before using this feature, ensure that your audio system provides an optical digital audio in connector.
HDMI Port
(Note)
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is an all-digital audio/video interface capable of transmit
-
ting uncompressed audio/video signals. The HDMI port is HDCP compliant and supports Dolby TrueHD
and DTS HD Master Audio formats. It also supports up to 192KHz/24bit 8-channel LPCM audio output.
You can use this port to connect your HDMI-supported monitor. The maximum supported resolution is
1920x1200, but the actual resolutions supported are dependent on the monitor being used.
After installing the HDMI monitor, make sure to set the default sound playback device to HDMI. (The
item name may differ depending on your operating system. The screenshot below is from Windows 7.)
(Note)
HDMI port do not support Hot plug. If you want to change to another graphics port when the com-
puter is on, be sure to turn off the computer first.
In Windows 7, select Start>Control Panel>Hardware and
Sound>Sound>Playback, set
Realtek HDMI Output
-
ATI HDMI
Audio
to the default playback device.
In order to get better playback quality, when playing the HD DVD or Blu-ray discs, refer to the recom-
mended system requirements (or better) below.
•
Processor: AMD A series processor
•
Memory: Two 1 GB DDR3 1333 memory modules with dual channel mode enabled
•
BIOS Setup: At least 512 MB of UMA Frame Buffer Size (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Advanced
BIOS Features," for more information)
•
Playback software: CyberLink PowerDVD 10.0 or later (Note: Please ensure Hardware Acceleration
is enabled.)
•
HDCP compliant monitor(s)