Hardware manual

Setting Up the PC 9
Setting Up the PC
Follow the steps in the setup poster to set up the PC
and then read the topics in this section to find out
more about the location of components and
connectors on your PC, and to find out about some
setup alternatives.
Most of the hardware devices such as the monitor,
keyboard, printer, and mouse can be connected at
the back of the PC. Some peripheral devices, such
as a digital video camera, can be plugged into the
connectors on the back or the front of the PC.
PC Installation Overview
The following items are not provided with your PC.
Be sure you have them on hand if you need them for
your setup:
■ Monitor (required).
■ TV.
■ Internet Service Provider (ISP), selected during
initial setup (required for Media Center
features, such as the Program Guide).
■ Coaxial cable splitter.
■ S-video cable(s), to connect your TV if it
requires S-video.
■ Audio Y cable, to connect to a stereo system.
(You may need more than one audio Y
adapter cable, depending on your stereo
system.)
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Some PC components
listed on this page
are not included with
your PC.