Creative PLASTER PC M003 User manual

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User’s Manual
M003 Motherboard
with Sound Blaster Live! onboard

Getting Started
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this
manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose
without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used
or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement. It is against the law to copy the software on any other medium except as specifically
allowed in the license agreement. The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes.
Copyright © 1999 by Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.
Version 2.0
July 1999
Sound Blaster and Blaster are registered trademarks, and the Sound Blaster Live! logo, the Sound Blaster PCI logo, EMU10K1, E-mu Environmental Modeling,
Environmental Audio,CreativeMultiSpeakerSurround,andDynaRAMaretrademarksofCreativeTechnologyLtd. in the United States and/or other countries.
E-Mu and SoundFont are registered trademarks of E-mu Systems, Inc.. SoundWorks is a registered trademark, and MicroWorks, PCWorks and
FourPointSurround are trademarks of Cambridge SoundWorks, Inc. Intel and Pentium™ II Processor are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
IBM, PC/AT, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and the Windows logo are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
This product is covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents:
4,506,579; 4,699,038; 4,987,600; 5,013,105; 5,072,645; 5,111,727; 5,144,676; 5,170,369; 5,248,845; 5,298,671; 5,303,309; 5,317,104; 5,342,990; 5,430,244;
5,524,074; 5,698,803; 5,698,807; 5,748,747; 5,763,800; 5,790,837.
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Safety & Regulatory Information
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CAUTION: This device is intended to be installed by the user in a
CSA/TUV/UL certified/listed IBM AT or compatible personal
computers in the manufacturer’s defined operator access area. Check
the equipment operating/installation manual and/or with the
equipment manufacturer to verify/confirm if your equipment is
suitable for user-installed application cards.
ATTENTION: Ce carte est destiné à être installé par l’utilisateur,
dans un ordinateur compatible certifié CSA/TUV/UL ou listé IBM
AT, à l’intérieur de la zone définie par le fabricant. Consulter le mode
d’emploi ou le fabricant de l’appareil pour vérifier ou confirmer si
l’utilisateur peut y installer lui-même des cartes périphériques.
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FCC Part 15: This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, this notice is not a guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try one or more of the following
measures:
❑Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
❑Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver.
❑Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
❑Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician.
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To comply with the limits for the Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules, this device must be installed in computer
equipment certified to comply with the Class B limits.
All cables used to connect the computer and peripherals must be
shielded and grounded. Operation with non-certified computers or
non-shielded cables may result in interference to radio or television
reception.
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of this device could void the user’s authority to operate the device.
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This apparatus complies with the Class “B” limits for radio
interference as specified in the Canadian Department of
Communications Radio Interference Regulations.
Cet appareil est conforme aux normes de CLASSE “B” d’interference
radio tel que spe’cifie’ par le Ministère Canadien des
Communications dans les règlements d’interfe’rence radio.
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This product conforms to the following Council Directive:
❑Directive 89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC (EMC)
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According to the FCC96 208 and ET95-19
Importer’s Name: Creative Labs Inc.
Importer’s Address: 1901 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, CA. 95035
United States
Tel: [phone]
Manufacturer’s Name: Creative Technology Ltd.
Manufacturer’s Address: 31 International Business Park
Creative Resource
Singapore 609921
declares under its sole responsibility that the product
Trade Name: Creative Labs
Model Number: M003
has been tested according to the FCC / CISPR22/85
requirement for Class B devices and found compliant with
the following standards:
EMI/EMC: ANSI C63.4 1992, FCC Part 15 Subpart B
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesirable
operation.
Ce matériel est conforme à la section 15 des régles FCC.
Son Fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes:
1. Le matériel ne peut étre source D’interférences et
2. Doit accepter toutes les interférences reques, Y compris
celles pouvant provoquer un fonctionnement indésirable.
Compliance Manager
Creative Labs, Inc.
December 22, 1998
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Contents
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Features..................................................................................................................................1-1
The Sound Blaster Live! Component...................................................................... 1-2
Hollywood-Quality
Audio Re-creation......................................................................................1-2
Powerful Audio Processing Engine............................................................. 1-3
Environmental Audio Enhances Existing Contents....................................1-3
Multiple Speaker Output..............................................................................1-3
1024-Voice Music Synthesis........................................................................ 1-3
Environmental Audio Extensions (EAX)/
Broad Driver Support.................................................................................1-4
Sound Blaster Live! Web site: www.sblive.com......................................... 1-4
Specifications ........................................................................................................................1-4
Intel Chipset..................................................................................................1-4
CPU Support.................................................................................................1-4
Versatile Memory Supports .........................................................................1-4
AGP Interface...............................................................................................1-4
Expansions.................................................................................................... 1-5
Onboard PCI Bus Master IDE Controller................................................... 1-5
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Onboard 20-pin ATX Power Supply............................................................1-5
System BIOS.................................................................................................1-5
Power Management......................................................................................1-5
ACPI..............................................................................................................1-6
Board Size.....................................................................................................1-6
Advanced Features....................................................................................................1-6
CPU Plug and Play .......................................................................................1-6
Low EMI.......................................................................................................1-6
Dual Function Power Button........................................................................1-6
Modem Ring Power-on................................................................................1-6
PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Power-on.............................................................1-7
Onboard Sound Blaster Live! Features....................................................................1-7
EMU10K1.....................................................................................................1-7
Stereo Digitized Voice Channel...................................................................1-7
AC ’97 Codec Mixer.....................................................................................1-8
Volume Control.............................................................................................1-8
E-mu Environmental ModelingTM.............................................................1-8
DynaRAMTM...............................................................................................1-8
Creative Multi Speaker SurroundTM (CMSSTM).....................................1-8
Onboard Sound Blaster Live! Connectivity.............................................................1-9
Audio Inputs..................................................................................................1-9
Audio Outputs...............................................................................................1-9
Interface.........................................................................................................1-9
Connectors and Jumpers on the Motherboard......................................................................1-9
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Front Panel Connectors.........................................................................................................2-2
Back Panel Connectors.........................................................................................................2-4
Audio Connectors .................................................................................................................2-6
Other Connectors..................................................................................................................2-7
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About Jumpers ......................................................................................................................3-1
Changing Jumper Settings.................................................................................................... 3-2
To configure the CPU bus clock multiplier.............................................................3-3
To configure the PCI bus clock................................................................................ 3-5
To clear the CMOS...................................................................................................3-6
To flash the EEPROM Vpp......................................................................................3-7
To enable or disable the keyboard & PS/2 mouse Power-On function..................3-8
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Memory Configuration.........................................................................................................4-1
BIOS Settings........................................................................................................................4-2
To change BIOS settings in CMOS......................................................................... 4-3
The CMOS Setup Utility Menu............................................................................... 4-4
Standard CMOS Setup............................................................................................. 4-6
BIOS Features Setup................................................................................................4-9
Chipset Features Setup...........................................................................................4-13
Power Management Setup......................................................................................4-18
PnP/PCI Configuration Setup................................................................................4-22
Integrated Peripherals.............................................................................................4-25
Password Setting.....................................................................................................4-30
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Introduction
A highly integrated IBM PC/AT compatible system board, M003 is designed to meet and
exceed the requirements of the most advanced and demanding desktop applications. In
addition, Sound Blaster®Live!, representing a definitive leap in digital audio technology, has
been seamlessly integrated into the M003 motherboard. With Sound Blaster Live! hardware
onboard, there is no need for a separate audio card. Realize immense cost savings while
indulge in uncompromising audio performance!
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The M003 Motherboard 1-1
1
The M003 Motherboard
This chapter is organized as follows:
❑Features
❑Specifications
Features M003 is a highly integrated IBM PC/AT compatible system board designed to meet the
industry’s most demanding desktop applications.
This motherboard is based on the Intel 82440BX AGPset chipset which features the Intel®
Pentium®II, Pentium®III or the Intel Celeron™processor (depending on the configuration of
the computer you have purchased) with MMX technology. It provides four 168-pin Dual Inline
Memory Module (DIMM) sockets which can support up to a total of 1024 MB of SDRAM.
M003 also comes with an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot, a high-performance hardware
interface for graphics-intensive applications, such as 3D applications. The AGP slot is
independent of the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus and is designed to be used
exclusively with graphic display devices. The M003 supports 3.3V AGP devices with bus speed
up to 133 MHz, and it allows a data throughput rate of up to 500 MB/sec.
M003 is built with four PCI bus slots, thus providing a high bandwidth data path for intensive
data movement functions. In addition, M003 has two ISA slots.
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The Intel’s 82440BX AGPset chipset provides an integrated Bus Mastering IDE controller with
two high-performance IDE interfaces. You can connect up to four IDE devices to the controller
and achieve data transfer rates of up to 33 MB/sec.
The onboard I/O controller provides standard PC I/O functions: floppy drive interface, two
First In First Out (FIFO) serial ports, an Infrared Data Association (IrDA) device port, and a
parallel port that supports Standard Parallel Port (SPP), Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP), and
Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).
The Sound Blaster
Live! Component Experience the most powerful audio technology ever! M003’s Sound Blaster Live! component
introduces a new dimension of audio reproduction. With features surpassing even professional
Hollywood-quality audio equipment in performance, you can embrace Sound Blaster Live!’s
superior surround-sound rendering capabilities today. Sound Blaster Live!’s Environmental
Audio™technology creates and reproduces sound so real it has to be Live! With an amazing
1024 voices of music synthesis and real-time audio enhancement, you'll enjoy live concert-like
music productions so dynamic, you’ll feel like you're right in the middle of an orchestra. The
Sound Blaster Live! hardware-accelerated Environmental Audio Extensions™(EAX™),
supporting new titles, offer an experience that goes way beyond 3D audio. Add the ability to
enhance all your existing games and legacy audio with true digital processing and it blows your
existing home theater system away!
Hollywood-Quality
Audio Re-creation Sound Blaster Live! is designed with professional-quality synthesizers from E-mu Systems,
Inc., which is highly acclaimed for its sampling and synthesis technologies used in Hollywood
studios and renowned movie and music production, including the making of several blockbuster
movies. Sound Blaster Live! provides audio fidelity that rivals movie theaters with digital
sound. Our uncompromising attitude has produced excellent overall audio fidelity on Sound
Blaster Live!. For example, we can achieve an average Noise Floor of -120 dB, a level unheard
of in the PC industry.
See the Audio section in the
BlasterPC binder for details on
Sound Blaster Live!
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Powerful Audio
Processing Engine The EMU10K1™audio processor is the most powerful integrated music, audio and effects
engine available. Every signal is processed at 32-bit, 48 kHz using 8-point interpolation to
smoothen the sound—instantly improving any audio source. Besides advanced signal
processing, the EMU10K1 also provides real-time effects including Reverb, Chorus, Flanger,
Echo, and Pitch Shifter, that rival a stand-alone effects processor worth US$500.
Environmental Audio
Enhances Existing
Contents
Experience depth and realism beyond existing 3D audio. Sound Blaster Live! provides preset
environments such as hall, cave or underwater that can be applied to your existing games and
applications for incredibly true sound. You can be listening to your favorite music piece in the
room at one moment and in the concert hall, the next. Sound Blaster Live! also provides game
environmental settings that can make your existing games come “alive” instantaneously.
Multiple Speaker Output Produce surround-sound audio on your PC with built-in support for two or four speakers. With
support for multiple-speaker digital speaker systems like Cambridge SoundWorks’ PCWorks
FourPointSurround™and DeskTop Theater 5.1™ systems, you are no longer limited in your 3D
audio applications.
1024-Voice Music
Synthesis Sound Blaster Live! delivers up to 1024-voice capability that goes beyond the quality and
performance available in most professional music equipment. With additional voices, Sound
Blaster Live! delivers richer MIDI playback, simultaneous playback of more instruments to
create better quality sound, and the creation of the “sustain effect”.
Using host memory, you can choose from E-mu’s 2 MB, 4 MB, or 8 MB SoundFont®
professional-quality sample banks for music reproduction. Alternatively, you can use up to
32 MB of memory for amazing SoundFont music fidelity.
And Sound Blaster Live! is able to deliver all these without sacrificing CPU utilization because
of its very effective hardware-accelerated processing engine.
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Environmental Audio
Extensions (EAX)/
Broad Driver Support
Environmental Audio Extensions is an open standard that allows the broadest support from
software developers.
Supports Microsoft DirectSound®and DirectSound3D and derivative technologies. Advanced
architecture is ready for the coming generations of WDM and DLS devices.
Sound Blaster Live! Web
site: www.sblive.com Exciting new applications and developer support will be available on the Sound Blaster Live!
Web site. For instant access to the latest applications, enhancements, drivers, and more, visit
www.sblive.com
Specifications
Intel Chipset ❑Features Intel’s 440BX AGPset with I/O subsystems.
CPU Support ❑Intel Pentium III 450 MHz~600 MHz and faster CPU (at 100 MHz system bus frequency)
Intel Pentium II 233 MHz~333 MHz (at 66 MHz system bus frequency)
or Intel Pentium II 350 MHz~500 MHz (at 100 MHz system bus frequency)
or Intel Celeron processor 266 MHz and 300 MHz (at 66 MHz system bus frequency)
or Intel Celeron processor 366 MHz~500 MHz and faster CPU (at 66 MHz system bus
frequency with Socket 370 adapter).
Versatile Memory
Supports ❑Four DIMM sockets that support 168-pin 3.3V SDRAM memory modules, with maximum
possible memory size of up to 1024 MB.
❑Configurable support for Error Checking (EC) and Error Checking and Correcting (ECC).
AGP Interface ❑Supports AGP cards for high-performance, component-level connection targeted at 3D
graphical display applications.
❑AGP 66~133 MHz 3.3V devices supported
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❑Synchronous coupling to the host bus frequency
Expansions ❑One AGP slot
❑Four 32-bit PCI slots
❑Two 16-bit ISA slots
❑One floppy drive port
❑One parallel port with SPP, EPP, and ECP capabilities
❑Two high-speed 16C550 compatible UART serial ports that support infrared
communication.
❑One PS/2 mouse connector and one PS/2 keyboard connector
❑Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports via the front panel
Onboard PCI Bus Master
IDE Controller ❑Two Ultra DMA/33 Bus Master IDE ports that support four IDE devices and provide data
transfer rates of up to 33 MB/sec. This controller supports Enhanced PIO Modes 3 and 4,
and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2 devices.
Onboard 20-pin ATX
Power Supply ❑ATX power connector onboard supports soft-on/off function.
System BIOS ❑Licensed Award PnP BIOS on Flash Electrically Erasable Programmable
Read-Only Memory (EEPROM).
❑SupportsGreenPC,DesktopManagementInterface(DMI) and Display PowerManagement
Signalling (DPMS) compliance standards.
Power Management ❑Two power management modes: Full On and Standby.
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ACPI ❑Support Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) function. ACPI provides
more energy-saving features for future operating systems that support OS Direct Power
Management (OSPM) functionality.
Board Size ❑ATX form factor 305mm x 180mm.
Advanced Features
CPU Plug and Play ❑CPU Plug and Play function. This means that there is no need to adjust the onboard system
clock and CPU multiplier. When the system is switched on for the first time, BIOS will set
the CPU clock speed to 233 MHz automatically. If your CPU speed is higher than 233 MHz,
just adjust the CPU speed in the CMOS setup. For details, see “Chipset Features Setup” on
page 4-13.
For newer Pentium®III or the Intel Celeron™CPUs, the CPU speed is selected
automatically.
Low EMI ❑Automatic clock shut-off of unused PCI/SDRAMS slots to reduce the EMI.
Dual Function Power
Button ❑The system can be in one of two modes, Suspend or Soft Power-off.
If you hold the Power button down for less than 4 seconds, the system will go into the Suspend
mode. If you hold the Power button for more than 4 seconds, the system will go into the Soft
Power-off mode.
Select the setting you want in the BIOS setup.
Modem Ring Power-on ❑Automatic switching on of the system when the modem ring is activated.
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PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse
Power-on ❑Automatic switching on of the system by stroking the keyboard or double-clicking the PS/2
mouse. For details, see “To enable or disable the keyboard & PS/2 mouse Power-On
function” on page 3-8.
Onboard Sound
Blaster Live! Features
EMU10K1 ❑Advanced hardware accelerated digital effects processing
❑32-bit digital processing while maintaining a 192 dB dynamic range
❑Patented 8-point interpolation that achieves the highest quality of audio reproduction
❑64-voice hardware wavetable synthesizer
❑Professional-quality digital mixing and equalization
❑Up to 32 MB of sound RAM mapped to host memory
Stereo Digitized Voice
Channel ❑True 16-bit Full Duplex operation
❑16-bit and 8-bit digitizing in stereo and mono modes
❑Playback of 64 audio channels, each at an arbitrary sample rate
❑ADC recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz
❑Dithering for 8-bit and 16-bit recording
Modem Ring Power-on must be
enabled before this feature can be
enabled. For details, see “Power
Management Setup” under
“Memory Configuration and
BIOS Settings” on page 4-18.
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AC ’97 Codec Mixer ❑Mixes EMU10K1 audio sources and analog sources such as CD Audio, Line In,
Microphone, Auxiliary, TAD and PC Speaker
❑Selectable input source or mixing of various audio sources for recording
❑16-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 48 kHz sample rate
Volume Control ❑Software record and playback control of Master, Digitized Voice, and inputs from MIDI
device, CD Audio, Line, Microphone, Auxiliary, TAD, PC Speaker, I2S (PC-DVD), SPDIF,
Wave/DirectSound device, and CD Digital (CD SPDIF)
❑Separate bass and treble control
❑Front and Rear Balance control
❑Muting and balance control for individual playback sources
E-mu Environmental
ModelingTM ❑Realistic 3D experience that increases depth and breadth in perceived audio
❑Highly accurate positioning of audio objects in 3D space
❑Exceptional reproduction of various ambient and environmental effects
DynaRAMTM ❑Dynamically allocating host memory for storing and processing sound samples
❑Need not rely on onboard audio card memory
Creative Multi Speaker
SurroundTM (CMSSTM)❑Multispeaker technology
❑Professional-quality panning and mixing algorithm
❑Independent multiple sounds can be moved and placed around a listener
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Onboard Sound
Blaster Live!
Connectivity
Audio Inputs ❑One mono Microphone analog input via stereo jack on front panel
❑One line-level analog Line input via stereo jack on front panel
❑One mono Microphone analog input via stereo jack on rear bracket
❑CD_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card
❑AUX_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card
❑TAD line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card
❑CD_SPDIF digital input via 2-pin Molex connector on card, accepting sampling rates of 32,
44.1 and 48 kHz
Audio Outputs ❑Two line-level analog outputs via stereo jacks on rear bracket, Front and Rear Line-Outs
❑Stereo headphone (32-ohm load) support on Front Line-Out via front panel
Interface ❑PC_SPK 1x4 pin header
❑Joystick interface connects to front panel joystick connector
Connectors and
Jumpers on the
Motherboard
Figure 1-1 on page 1-10 is a diagram of the M003 motherboard for your reference.
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Figure 1-1: The M003 motherboard
ATX Power connector
System Bus Speed
controller (JP39)
Two E-IDE connectors
I2S connectors
Clear CMOS (JP19)
Two ISA slots
Programmable
Flash EEPROM
Flash EEPROM Vpp (J17)
AGP slot
Serial Port
connector (COM1)
Parallel connector
Serial Port
connector (COM2)
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PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
connectors
K/B & PS/2 Mouse
Power -On setting (JP38)
Four DIMM sockets
Giga-I/O 440BX AGPSet
440BX AGPSet
Four PCI slots
Floppy connector
Audio Extension
(Digital I/O) connector
CPU multiplier (JP37)
Wake-on-LAN
CD DIGITAL-In connector
AUX-In connector
CD-In connector
TAD (Telephone Answering
Device) connector
Audio Signal connector
CPU FAN connectors
(JP28, JP29)
Creative Audio controller
Creative Peripheral Bus
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Connectors 2-1
2
Connectors
This chapter is organized into the following sections:
❑Front Panel Connectors
❑Back Panel Connectors
❑Audio Connectors
❑Other Connectors
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