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the size designed for the case’s form factor and the holes in the shield are positioned for the
motherboard ports (see Figure 3-24). When you first install a motherboard, you might need to
install the drivers that come on the CD bundled with the board before some of the mother-
board ports will work. How to install the motherboard drivers is covered later in the chapter.
Some motherboards come with connector modules that provide additional ports off the
rear of the case. For example, Figure 3-25 shows three modules that came bundled with one
Two eSATA ports
Eight USB ports
FireWire port
Network port
Six audio ports
Figure 3-23 Intel DX58SO motherboard on-board ports
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Figure 3-24 The I/O shield fits the motherboard ports to the computer case
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Serial port
Two USB
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FireWire
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Game port
Figure 3-25 These modules provide additional ports off the rear of a computer case
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