Near it, there is the Realtek ALC888S high-performance 7.1+2 Channel High Definition Audio Codec:
The CMOS battery is located near the PCI-Express x1 slot; near it we can also find the CLR_CMOS jumper:
On the lower side of the PCB, we can find:
- Front Audio Header
- CD_IN Connector
- SPDIF-OUT Connector
- 1x Front Panel USB 3.0 Header
- 2x Front Panel USB 2.0 Headers
- Speaker Connector
- Front Panel Connector
The 6 SATA connectors are pointed upwards and are found near the chipsets' heatsink:
Also on the right side, near the 24-pin ATX Power Connector, we can find the IrDA/CIR header, along with the LPT connector and the Chassis Intrusion Alarm header:
On the top right side, we can find the SuperIO chip and the COM1 header:
Near the top side of the CPU socket, we can find two CPU_FAN headers, useful when we have a cooler with a push-pull configuration:
In the top left corner, we can find the Intersil ISL6328, which is a Dual PWM Controller:
The board does also come with the following back panel connectors:
-PS/2 Keyboard Port
-6x USB 2.0 Ports
-DVI-D Port
-VGA Port
-HDMI Port
-LAN Port
-2x USB 3.0 Ports
-Audio Ports