14WiFi slot. The WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) slot connects a Wi-Fi certified equipment for wireless networking that allows 11Mbps transmission (with a fallback to 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps) in the 2.4 GHz band. Wi-Fi networks use radio technologies known as IEEE 802.11b to provide a fast reliable wireless connectivity.

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PCI slots. These five 32-bit PCI 2.2 expansion slots support bus master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB/s maximum throughput.

Audio CODEC. The ADI AD1985 is an AC’97 CODEC that allows 6-channel audio playback. The audio CODEC provides six DAC channels for 5.1 surround sound, S/PDIF output, AUX and Line In stereo inputs, integrated headphone amplifier, and supports greater than 90dB dynamic range.

17LAN controller. This 3Com® 3C940 Gbit PCI LAN controller support 10BASE/100BASE/1000BASE-TX networking.

18PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.

19Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices.

20RJ-45 port. This port allows connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.

21Line In jack. This Line In (light blue) jack connects a tape player or other audio sources. In 6-channel mode, the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker out.

22Line Out jack. This Line Out (lime) jack connects a headphone or a speaker. In 6-channel mode, the function of this jack becomes Front Speaker Out.

23Microphone jack. This Mic (pink) jack connects a microphone. In 6-channel mode, the function of this jack becomes Bass/Center Speaker Out.

The functions of the Line Out, Line In, and Microphone jacks change when you select the 6-channel audio configuration as shown in the following table:

Audio 2, 4 or 6-channel configuration

 

Headphone/

 

 

 

2-Speaker

4-Speaker

6-Speaker

Light Blue

Line In

Rear Speaker Out

Rear Speaker Out

 

 

 

 

Lime

Line Out

Front Speaker Out

Front Speaker Out

Pink

Mic In

Mic In

Bass/Center Speaker Out

24USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

25USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

26Serial port. This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices.

27S/PDIF jack. This jack connects to external audio output devices.28PS/2 keyboard port. This purple connector is for a PS/2 keyboard.

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