Connectors

Figure 2-2shows the location of peripheral connectors on the portable port expander.

Mouse Port

Serial Port B

Parallel Port

Serial Port A

Floppy Disk

Video Port

 

Drive Port

 

Figure 2-2. Bottom View, Portable Port Expander

Peripheral connectors on the portable port expander are described in Table 2-1.

Table 2-1. Portable Port Expander Connectors

Port

Description

 

 

Serial Port A

This 9-pin D-sub male connector can be used to connect

 

an external device with a serial interface such as a

 

modem. This is a fully-functional RS232-C serial port.

 

 

Serial Port B

This connector can be used to connect an external device

 

with a serial interface. Note the following:

 

1) This port provides only the Rx and Tx (receive and

 

transmit) signals of the RS232-C interface. 2) When this

 

port is enabled, the IrDA port on the pen tablet is disabled.

 

 

Parallel Port

This 25-pin D-sub female connector can be used to

 

connect a device with a parallel interface such as a parallel

 

printer.

 

 

Floppy Disk

This connector can be used to connect the Fujitsu

Drive Port

FMWFD2 floppy disk drive.

 

 

Mouse Port

This 6-pin mini-DIN plug can be used to attach a

 

PS/2-style mouse. When used with the Point 1600 pen

 

tablet, this port can be connected to either a PS/2-style

 

keyboard or mouse.

 

 

Video Port

This 15 pin D-sub female connector allows you to connect

 

an external SVGA monitor.

 

Point 1600 pen tablet users: Note that an external monitor

 

and the pen tablet display screen cannot be viewed

 

simultaneously.

 

 

The ability of the pen tablet to utlize these ports is determined by BIOS settings. Ensure that the ports you intend to use are enabled and properly configured in the BIOS.

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Assembling and Installing Connectivity Peripherals

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