Connector

Description

Mouse connector

Used to attach a mouse, trackball, or other pointing device that

 

uses a standard mouse connector.

Keyboard connector

Used to attach a keyboard that uses a standard keyboard

 

connector.

Serial connectors

Used to attach an external modem, serial printer, or other

 

devices that use a 9-pin serial connector.

Parallel connector

Used to attach a parallel printer, parallel scanner, or other

 

devices that use a 25-pin parallel connector.

USB connectors

Used to attach a device that requires a Universal Serial Bus

 

(USB) connection, such as a USB scanner or USB printer. If you

 

have more than four USB devices, you can purchase a USB

 

hub, which you can use to connect additional USB devices.

Ethernet connector

Used to attach an Ethernet cable for a local area network

 

(LAN).

 

Note: To operate the computer within FCC Class B limits, use

 

a Category 5 Ethernet cable.

Audio line out connector

Used to send audio signals from the computer to external

 

devices, such as powered stereo speakers (speakers with

 

built-in amplifiers), headphones, multimedia keyboards, or the

 

audio line in connector on a stereo system or other external

 

recording device.

Audio line in connector

Used to receive audio signals from an external audio device,

 

such as a stereo system. When you attach an external audio

 

device, a cable is connected between the audio line out

 

connector of the device and the audio line in connector of the

 

computer.

Microphone connector

Used to attach a microphone to your computer when you want

 

to record voice or other sounds on the hard disk if you use

 

speech-recognition software.

Obtaining device drivers

You can obtain device drivers for operating systems that are not preinstalled at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ on the World Wide Web. Installation instructions are provided in README files with the device-driver files.

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