Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer

Figure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage8showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyour

computer.Someconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerarecolor-codedtohelpyoudeterminewhereto

connectthecablesonyourcomputer.

Figure2.Rearconnectorlocations
1Powercordconnector8Microphoneconnector
2Serialport9Audioline-outconnector
3PS/2keyboardandmouseconnectors
(optional)
10Audioline-inconnector
4VGAmonitorconnector11PCIExpressx16cardslot(graphicscardavailableinsome
models)
5DisplayPortconnector12PCIExpressx1cardslot
6USBconnectors(USBport3toport8)13PCIcardslots(2)
7Ethernetconnector
ConnectorDescription
Audioline-inconnectorUsedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereo
system.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevice,acableisconnectedbetween
theaudioline-outconnectorofthedeviceandtheaudioline-inconnectorofthe
computer.
Audioline-outconnectorUsedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternaldevices,suchaspowered
stereospeakers(speakerswithbuilt-inampliers),headphones,multimedia
keyboards,ortheaudioline-inconnectoronastereosystemorotherexternal
recordingdevice.
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