Packard Bell MH4000 manual Peripheral Controller, External Device Connectors, Keyboard and Mouse

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On this server, the AIC-7880 is cabled to the six hard drives in the SCSI hard drive bays. The AIC-7880 is cabled to the three SCSI devices in the 5 1/4-inch removable media drive bays and the riser card (containing external I/O connectors) at the rear of the system.

Peripheral Controller

The advanced integrated peripheral controller supports two serial ports and one parallel port through the I/O riser board (Figure 2-3, H). The advanced integrated peripheral controller also supports the connection of two diskette drives (Figure 2-3, O).

External Device Connectors

The I/O panel provides connectors for a PS/2 compatible mouse and a keyboard, connectors for VGA monitor, two serial port connectors, and a parallel port connector. It also provides a narrow SCSI external connector.

Keyboard and Mouse

The keyboard/mouse controller is PS/2™-compatible.

Peripheral Devices

This subsection describes the SCSI-2 hard drive bays, SCSI drive hot-swap backplane, and 5 1/4-inch removable media drive bays.

Features