Your Computer at a Glance

Before you begin, you’ll want to become familiar with the components of your Compaq Presario.

Tip

Some components have colour-coded connectors that match the ports on the back of your computer.

What’s in Front?

1CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD- ROM, or DVD-R/RW drive

2Disk drive

3Two USB connectors for connecting USB devices (varies by model)—ports for connecting peripheral devices, such as gamepads, joysticks, and video cameras

4Power button

5CD storage for storing five CDs

What’s in Back ?

1Power port

2PS/2 mouse port

3 PS/2 keyboard port

4Serial port for connecting a serial peripheral device

5Parallel port for connecting a peripheral device, such as a printer

6Audio speaker ports

7 Microphone port

8USB ports for connecting an Internet keyboard or other USB devices

9Ethernet port for connecting to an Ethernet network

(if equipped)

:Monitor port ; 1394 port

<Modem port for connecting to a phone line

Note: Connectors and their positions may vary by model.

2-2 USING YOUR COMPUTER

MY PRESARIO—GETTING STARTED

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Compaq SRS4FXXXX-100 manual What’s in Front?, What’s in Back ?