Gigabyte GA-M85M-US2H Manual - Page 21

A. Dual Display Configurations, B. Playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs, D-Sub Port, DVI-D Port, RJ- - mb

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A. Dual Display Configurations: This motherboard provides three ports for video output: DVI-D, HDMI and D-Sub. The table below shows the supported dual display configurations. Dual Combination Supported or Not Display DVI-D + D-Sub Yes DVI-D + HDMI No HDMI + D-Sub Yes B. Playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs: 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. • CPU: AMD PhenomTM Dual Core or above processor • Memory: Two 1 GB DDR2 800 memory modules with dual channel mode enabled • BIOS Setup: At least 256 MB of Frame Buffer Size (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Advanced BIOS Features," for more information) • Playback software: CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 or above (Note: Please ensure Hardware Acceleration is enabled ) • HDCP compliant monitor(s) 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. RJ-45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate. The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs. Connection/ Speed LED Activity LED LAN Port Connection/Speed LED: State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Green 100 Mbps data rate Off 10 Mbps data rate Activity LED: State Description Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring - 21 - Hardware Installation

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Hardware Installation
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A. Dual Display Configurations:
This motherboard provides three ports for video output: DVI-D, HDMI and D-Sub. The table below
shows the supported dual display configurations.
Dual
Display
Combination
Supported or Not
DVI-D + D-Sub
Yes
DVI-D + HDMI
No
HDMI + D-Sub
Yes
B. Playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs:
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.
CPU: AMD Phenom
TM
Dual Core or above processor
Memory: Two 1 GB DDR2 800 memory modules with dual channel mode enabled
BIOS Setup:
At least 256 MB of Frame Buffer Size (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup,"
"Advanced BIOS Features," for more information)
Playback software: CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 or above (Note: Please ensure Hardware
Acceleration is enabled )
HDCP compliant monitor(s)
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.
RJ-45 LAN Port
The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate. The following
describes the states of the LAN port LEDs.
Activity LED:
State
Description
Blinking
Data transmission or receiving is occurring
Off
No data transmission or receiving is occurring
Connection/Speed LED:
State
Description
Orange
1 Gbps data rate
Green
100 Mbps data rate
Off
10 Mbps data rate
Activity LED
Connection/
Speed LED
LAN Port