Sound Connector Types

Your model may include one of three analog sound connector types on the back of your computer:

￿Three connectors

￿Six connectors

￿Sound card

The connectors are 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) stereo mini-jacks that connect from the back of the computer to speakers and microphones.

Your system may also have a separate Digital Out connection (select models only).

Software configuration is different for each connector type, as noted in the instructions.

Sound Connector

Illustration

Type

Three

Your computer model may include

 

3

connectors

three sound connectors. You can

 

 

 

connect up to a 5.1 audio system to the

 

 

 

computer.

 

 

Six

Your computer model may include six

 

6

connectors

sound connectors on the back of your

 

 

 

computer. You can connect up to a 7.1

 

 

 

audio system to the computer.

 

 

Sound card

Your computer may include a sound

See the following

S

connector

card. You can connect up to a 5.1

illustration.

 

 

audio system (7.1 audio system for

 

 

 

select models) or digital speakers to the

 

 

 

sound card on the computer.

 

 

NOTE:

￿Type 3 is three connectors.

￿Type 6 is six connectors.

￿Type S is sound card.

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