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Activity/Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

OFF No link OFF 10Mbps connection

ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100Mbps connection

BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1Gbps connection

LAN port

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

LAN port LED indications

Audio 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, or 7.1-channel conguration

Port

Headset

2.1-channel

4.1-channel 5.1-channel 7.1-channel

Light Blue (Rear panel) Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out

Lime (Rear panel) Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out

Pink (Rear panel) Mic In Mic In Bass/Center Bass/Center

Lime (Front panel) - - - Side Speaker Out

11. Expansion slot brackets. Remove the expansion slot bracket when installing an expansion

card.

12. Kensington

lock slot. The Kensington

lock slot allows the PC to be secured using

Kensington

compatible PC security cables.

13. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN)

through a network hub.

7. USB 2.0 ports. These Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports connect to USB 2.0 devices such

as a mouse, printer, scanner, camera, PDA, and others.

8. Microphone port (pink). This port connects to a microphone.

9. Line Out port (lime). This port connects to a headphone or speaker. In a 4.1, 5.1, or

7.1-channel conguration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.

10. Line In port (light blue). This port connects to a tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio

sources.

Refer to the audio conguration table below for the function of the audio ports in the 2.1, 4.1, 5.1,

or 7.1-channel conguration.

14. Air vents. These vents allow air ventilation.

DO NOT block the air vents on the chassis. Always provide proper ventilation for your computer.

15. VGA port. This port is for VGA-compatible devices such as a VGA monitor.

16. Pad lock slot. This pad lock slot allows your PC to be secured using a standard pad lock.

17. Parallel port (optional). This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other

devices.

18. Serial port (optional). This 9-pin COM port is for pointing devices or other serial devices.

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