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B. Configuring Speakers

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Audio Jacks: The 5.1/7.1 surround cable adds additional three audio jacks to the three onboard audio jacks. The Line In picture to the right shows the default audio jack Line Out assignments. (Front Speaker Out) The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides Mic In jack retasking capability that allows the user to change the function for each jack through the audio driver. Audio Jacks on For example, in a 4-channel audio configuration, if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center/ the Motherboard Back Panel Subwoofer speaker out jack, you can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Rear speaker out. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Audio Jacks on the 5.1/7.1 Surround Cable • To install a microphone, connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionality. • Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously. If you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel audio module), refer to instructions on the next page. High Definition Audio (HD Audio) HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that support 44.1KHz/ 48KHz/ 96KHz/192KHz sampling rate. HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams (in and out) to be simultaneously processed. For example, users can listen to MP3 music, have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. all at the same time. B. Configuring Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray. Double-click the icon to access the Audio Control Panel. Before installing the audio driver, make sure the "Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows. GA-EG31M-S2 Motherboard - 70 -

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High Definition Audio (HD Audio)
HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that support 44.1KHz/
48KHz/ 96KHz/192KHz sampling rate. HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple
audio streams (in and out) to be simultaneously processed. For example, users can listen to MP3
music, have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. all at the same time.
To install a microphone, connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually
configure the jack for microphone functionality.
Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously.
If you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel audio
module), refer to instructions on the next page.
Audio Jacks:
The 5.1/7.1 surround cable adds additional three
audio jacks to the three onboard audio jacks. The
picture to the right shows the default audio jack
assignments.
The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides
jack retasking capability that allows the user to change
the function for each jack through the audio driver.
For example, in a 4-channel audio configuration, if a
Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center/
Subwoofer speaker out jack, you can retask the
Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Rear
speaker out.
Audio Jacks on
the Motherboard
Back Panel
Audio Jacks on
the 5.1/7.1 Surround Cable
Center/Subwoofer
Speaker Out
Line In
Rear Speaker Out
Line Out
(Front Speaker Out)
Mic In
Side Speaker Out
Before installing the audio driver, make sure the "Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition
Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your operating system has
been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows.
B. Configuring Speakers:
(The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.)
Step 1:
After installing the audio driver, the
Audio
Manager
icon
will appear in your system tray.
Double-click the icon to access the Audio Control
Panel.