A Look at the Notebook
Rear Panel Components
Identifying rear panel components
1 | DC power connector | Connects an AC Adapter or an |
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| optional Automobile Power |
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| Adapter/Charger, Aircraft Power |
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| Adapter, or DC cable. |
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2 | Keyboard/pointing device | Connects an optional PS/2 device |
| (PS/2) connector | such as a keyboard or mouse. |
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| ✎To connect a keyboard and |
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| a mouse at the same time, |
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| use an optional |
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3 | Parallel connector | Connects an optional parallel device, |
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| such as an external diskette drive bay. |
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4 | USB connectors (2) | Connect optional USB devices. |
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5 | Connects a network cable. | |
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6 | External monitor connector | Connects an optional external |
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| monitor or overhead projector. |
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7 | Serial connector | Connects an optional serial device. |
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8 | Connects an optional | |
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| such as a television, VCR, |
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| camcorder, overhead projector, or |
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| video capture card. |
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