1.10Connectors

1.10.1 Rear panel connectors

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PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse.

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Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner,

 

or other devices.

 

 

 

3 . LAN (RJ-45) port. Supported by the NVIDIA® nForce™ 4 Gigabit MAC with external Marvell® PHY, this port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

LAN port LED indications

 

ACT/LINK LED

 

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK

SPEED

 

 

 

 

 

LED

LED

 

Status

Description

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OFF

No link

OFF

10 Mbps connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GREEN

Linked

ORANGE

100 Mbps connection

 

LAN port

 

 

BLINKING

Data activity

GREEN

1 Gbps connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 . Rear Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects the rear speakers on a 4-channel, 6-channel, or 8-channel audio configuration.

5 . Side Speaker Out port (black). This port connects the side speakers in an 8-channel audio configuration.

6 . Line In port (light blue). This port connects the tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio sources.

7 . Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel configuration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.

8 . Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone.

9 . Center/Subwoofer port (yellow orange). This port connects the center/subwoofer speakers.

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