Personal Computer User Manual

Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer
Rearconnectorlocationsshowsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer.Some
connectorsontherearofyourcomputerarecolor-codedtohelpyoudeterminewheretoconnectthe
cablesonyourcomputer.
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Figure2.Rearconnectorlocations
1Optionalserialport8VGAmonitorconnector(notapplicableonsomemodels)
2Powercordconnector
9USBconnectors(4)
3Audioline-inconnector
10DisplayPortconnector(notapplicableonsomemodels)
4Audioline-outconnector
11USBconnectors(2)
5Microphoneconnector12Ethernetconnector
6Serialport13PCIExpressx16graphicscardslot
7PS/2keyboardandmouseconnectors(optional)14PCIcardslot
ConnectorDescription
Audioline-inconnector
Usedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereo
system.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevice,acableisconnectedbetween
theaudioline-outconnectorofthedeviceandtheaudioline-inconnectorofthe
computer.
Audioline-outconnector
Usedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternaldevices,suchas
poweredstereospeakers(speakerswithbuilt-inampliers),headphones,
multimediakeyboards,ortheaudioline-inconnectoronastereosystemorother
externalrecordingdevice.
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