Personal Computer User Manual
Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer
Figure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage8showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyour
computer.Someconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerarecolor-codedtohelpyoudeterminewhereto
connectthecablesonyourcomputer.
Figure2.Rearconnectorlocations
1Powercordconnector7Audioline-outconnector
2PS/2keyboardandmouseconnectors(optional)
8Microphoneconnector
3Ethernetconnectors(2)9USB3.0connectors(2)
4Audioline-inconnector
10USB2.0connectors(8)
5DisplayPortconnector(numberandlocationvaryby
model)
11Serialport
6DVIconnector(numberandlocationvarybymodel)
ConnectorDescription
Audioline-inconnector
Usedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereo
system.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevice,acableisconnectedbetween
theaudioline-outconnectorofthedeviceandtheaudioline-inconnectorofthe
computer.
Audioline-outconnector
Usedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternaldevices,suchaspowered
stereospeakers(speakerswithbuilt-inampliers),headphones,multimedia
keyboards,ortheaudioline-inconnectoronastereosystemorotherexternal
recordingdevice.
DisplayPortconnector
Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevices
thatuseaDisplayPortconnector.
DVIconnector
UsedtoattachaDigitalVideoInterfacecableforconnectiontoamonitor.Also
supportsconnectiontoaVGAmonitorwithanoptionalDVI-to-VGAadapter.
Ethernetconnector
UsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).
Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5Ethernet
cable.
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