ConnectorDescription
PS/2mouseconnectorUsedtoattachamouse,atrackball,orotherpointingdevicesthatuseaPS/2
mouseconnector.
SerialportUsedtoattachanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea
9-pinserialport.
USBconnectorUsedt oattachadevicethatusesaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard,
aUSBmouse,aUSBscanner,oraUSBprinter.IftheUSBconnectorsonyour
computerar enotenoughforyoutoconnectallyourUSBdevices,youcan
purchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditionalUSBdevices.
VGAmonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaVGAmonitororotherdevicesthatuseaVGAmonitorconnector.
Locatingcomponents
Figure3“Componentlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyourcomputer.
Toremovethecomputercoverandgainaccesstotheinsideofthecomputer,see“Removingthecomputer
cover”onpage14.
Figure3.Componentlocations
1Heatsinkandfanassembly6Frontbezel
2Powersupplyassembly7Frontfanassembly
3Memorymodules(2)8Harddiskdrive
4Opticaldrive9PCIExpresscard(availableinsomemodels)
5FrontUSBandaudioassembly10Heatsinkfanduct
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard
Figure4“Syst emboar dpartlocations”onpage10showsthelocationsofthepartsonthesyst emboard.
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