Computer Drive User Manual
ConnectorDescription
Audioline-inconnector
Usedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereo
system.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevice,acableisconnectedbetween
theaudioline-outconnectorofthedeviceandtheaudioline-inconnectorof
thecomputer.
Audioline-outconnector
Usedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternaldevices,suchas
poweredstereospeakers(speakerswithbuilt-inampliers),headphones,
multimediakeyboards,theaudioline-inconnectoronastereosystem,orother
externalrecordingdevices.
DVImonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaDVImonitororotherdevicesthatuseaDVImonitorconnector.
Ethernetconnector
UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).
Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5
Ethernetcable.
MicrophoneconnectorUsedtoattachamicrophonetoyourcomputerwhenyouwanttorecordsoundor
ifyouusespeech-recognitionsoftware.
ParallelportUsethisporttoattachaparallelprinterorotherdevicesthatusea25-pinparallel
port.
PS/2keyboardconnectorUsedtoattachakeyboardthatusesaPS/2keyboardconnector.
PS/2mouseconnectorUsedtoattachamouse,atrackball,orotherpointingdevicesthatuseaPS/2
mouseconnector.
Serialport
Usedtoattachanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea
9-pinserialport.
USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatusesaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard,
aUSBmouse,aUSBscanner,oraUSBprinter.IftheUSBconnectorsonyour
computerarenotenoughforyoutoconnectallyourUSBdevices,youcan
purchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditionalUSBdevices.
VGAmonitorconnectorUsedtoattachaVGAmonitororotherdevicesthatuseaVGAmonitorconnector.
Locatingcomponents
Figure3“Componentlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyourcomputer.
Toremovethecomputercoverandgainaccesstotheinsideofthecomputer,see“Removingthecomputer
cover”onpage14.
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