MSI P67A User Guide - Page 28

Hardware Setup, Mouse/Keyboard, The standard PS/2, mouse/keyboard., USB 2.0 Port, USB 3.0 Port

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Hardware Setup ▶ Mouse/Keyboard The standard PS/2® mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2® mouse/keyboard. ▶ Clear CMOS Button (optional) There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the system configuration data. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration, use the button to clear data. Press the button to clear the data. Important Make sure that you power off the system before clearing CMOS data. After pressing this button to clear CMOS data in power off (G3) state, the system will boot automatically. ▶ Optical S/PDIF-Out (optional) This S/PDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect Format) connector is provided for digital audio transmission to external speakers through an optical fiber cable. ▶ Coaxial S/PDIF-Out (optional) This S/PDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect Format) connector is provided for digital audio transmission to external speakers through a coaxial cable. ▶ IEEE 1394 Port (optional) The IEEE 1394 port on the back panel provides connection to IEEE 1394 devices. ▶ USB 2.0 Port The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse, or other USB-compatible devices. ▶ USB 3.0 Port (optional) USB 3.0 port is backward-compatible with USB 2.0 devices. Supports data transfer rate up to 5 Gbit/s (SuperSpeed). Important If you want to use a USB 3.0 device, you must use the USB 3.0 cable to connect to the USB 3.0 port. 2-12

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Hardware Setup
Mouse/Keyboard
The standard PS/2
®
mouse/keyboard DIN connector ±s for a PS/2
®
mouse/keyboard.
Clear CMOS Button (opt±onal)
There ±s a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep
the system configurat±on data.
W±th the CMOS RAM, the system can automat±cally
boot OS every t±me ±t ±s turned on. If you want to clear the system configurat±on, use
the button to clear data.
Press the button to clear the data.
Important
Make sure that you power off the system before clear±ng CMOS data.
After press±ng th±s button to clear CMOS data ±n power off (G3) state, the system w±ll
boot automat±cally.
Opt±cal S/PDIF-Out (opt±onal)
Th±s S/PDIF (Sony & Ph±l±ps D±g±tal Interconnect Format) connector ±s prov±ded for d±g±-
tal aud±o transm±ss±on to external speakers through an opt±cal fiber cable.
Coax±al S/PDIF-Out (opt±onal)
Th±s S/PDIF (Sony & Ph±l±ps D±g±tal Interconnect Format) connector ±s prov±ded for d±g±-
tal aud±o transm±ss±on to external speakers through a coax±al cable.
IEEE 1394 Port (opt±onal)
The IEEE 1394 port on the back panel prov±des connect±on to IEEE 1394 dev±ces.
USB 2.0 Port
The USB (Un±versal Ser±al Bus) port ±s for attach±ng USB dev±ces such as keyboard,
mouse, or other USB-compat±ble dev±ces.
USB 3.0 Port
(opt±onal)
USB 3.0 port ±s backward-compat±ble w±th USB 2.0 dev±ces. Supports data transfer rate
up to 5 Gb±t/s (SuperSpeed).
Important
If you want to use a USB 3.0 dev±ce, you must use the USB 3.0 cable to connect to the
USB 3.0 port.