Gateway ALR 8300 I/O connectors, Hot-swap, Figure 8: I/O Connectors, •Data transfer rates of up to 12Mbps, •Two universal serial bus (USB) ports (AK in Figure 7):

I/O connectors

The I/O connectors are located on the back panel of the system. Figure 7 on page 12 shows the locations of the connectors on the system board. Figure 8 below shows the connectors as they appear on the back panel.

Serial port 1

	Parallel port
Serial port 2
Keyboard port	Mouse port
Video port

Dual USB ports

RJ-45 Ethernet port with LED indicators

Figure 8: I/O ConnectorsThe following I/O connectors are included with the system:•Two universal serial bus (USB) ports (AK in Figure 7):

•USB ports provide connection for a growing list of peripheral components including mouse, keyboard, joystick, monitor, tape and floppy drives

•As many as 127 devices can be daisy-chained from each port

•Hot-swap capability and dynamic resource allocation for all peripherals attached

•Data transfer rates of up to 12Mbps.

•USB drivers are provided as a part of most major operating systems and should require no special procedures for implementation or use.

•Two 9-pin 16550-compatible serial ports (AN and AP in Figure 7)•One bi-directional ECP/EPP parallel port (AO in Figure 7)

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