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Assembling and Installing Connectivity Peripherals
Connectors 2

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

Figure 2-2. Bottom View, Portable Port Expander

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

The ability of the pen tablet to utlize these po rts is determined by BIOS settings. Ensure that the ports you

intend to use are enabled and properly configured in the BIOS.

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 followi ng:
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 par all el i nterf ac e s uch as a pa r allel
printer.
Floppy Disk
Drive Port This connector can be used to connect the Fujitsu
FMWFD2 floppy di sk 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 all ows you to connect
an external SVGA monitor.
Point 1600 pen tablet user s: Note that an external monitor
and the pen tablet display screen cannot be viewed
simultaneously.
Serial Port B
Serial Port A
Parallel Port
Video Port
Floppy Disk
Mouse Port
Drive Port