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Headphone/analog

 

 

 

 

 

If theback of yourcomputerhasfiveaudio

speakers jack (green

 

 

 

 

 

jacks, this jack is user configurable for one

plug)

 

 

 

 

 

of the following:

-OR-

 

 

 

 

 

Headphone: Plug headphones or

Front speakers jack

 

 

 

 

 

amplified speakers into this jack (Default).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stereo out: Plug your front left and right

 

 

 

 

 

 

speakers into this jack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For information on configuring this jack,

 

 

 

 

 

 

see “Configuring the audio jacks” on

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 30.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the back of your computer has three

 

 

 

 

 

 

audio jacks, this jack is the

 

 

 

 

 

 

headphone/analog speaker (line out) jack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plug powered speakers, an external

 

 

 

 

 

 

amplifier, or headphones into this jack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modem jack

 

 

 

 

 

Plug a modem cable into this jack. For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more information on modems, see

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Connecting a dial-up modem” on

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 19.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expansion card slots

 

 

 

 

 

Install a PCI card or graphics card into the

 

 

 

 

 

 

riser card slots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IEEE 1394/FireWire™

 

 

 

 

 

Plug IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire®)

 

 

 

 

 

6-pin port

 

 

 

 

 

devices (such as a digital camcorder) into

 

 

 

 

 

 

this 6-pin IEEE 1394 port. For more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information on connecting video devices,

 

 

 

 

 

 

see “Installing a printer, scanner, or other

 

 

 

 

 

 

device” on page 31.

Ethernet (network)

 

 

 

 

 

Plug an Ethernet networkcable or adevice

jack

 

 

 

 

 

(such as a DSL or cable modem for a

 

 

 

 

 

 

broadband Internet connection) into this

 

 

 

 

 

 

jack. For more information, see

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Connecting to a broadband modem or

 

 

 

 

 

 

network” on page 19.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center/subwooferjack

 

 

 

 

 

Plug your center speaker and subwoofer

 

 

 

 

 

(orange plug)

 

 

 

 

 

into this optional jack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For information on configuring this jack,

 

 

 

 

 

 

see “Configuring the audio jacks” on

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 30.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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