Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputer

Figure2“Rearconnectorandpartlocations”onpage7showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsandparts

ontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerarecolor-codedtohelpyou

determinewheretoconnectthecablesonyourcomputer.

Figure2.Rearconnectorandpartlocations
1Powercordconnector7Audioline-inconnector
2Serialport8PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot
3VGAmonitorconnector9PCIExpressx1cardslot
4USBconnectors(4)10PCIcardslots(2)
5Microphoneconnector11Ethernetconnector
6Audioline-outconnector12PersonalSystem/2(PS/2)keyboardandmouseconnector
(availableonsomemodels)
ConnectorDescription
Audioline-inconnectorUsedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereo
system.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevice,acableisconnectedbetween
theaudioline-outconnectorofthedeviceandtheaudioline-inconnectorof
thecomputer.
Audioline-outconnectorUsedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternaldevices,suchas
poweredstereospeakers(speakerswithbuilt-inampliers),headphones,
multimediakeyboards,theaudioline-inconnectoronastereosystem,orother
externalrecordingdevices.
EthernetconnectorUsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).
Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5
Ethernetcable.
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