Chapter 1
Motherboard Description
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1.4 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports
This system is equipped with one serial ports and one parallel port. Both types of
interface ports will be explained in this chapter.
The Serial Interface Port
The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as a RS-232 port or an
asynchronous communications port. Mice, printers, modems and other peripheral
devices can be connected to a serial port. The serial port can also be used to
connect your computer with another computer system. If you wish to transfer the
contents of your hard disk to another system it can be accomplished by using each
machine‘s serial port.
The serial ports on this system have two types of connectors, one 9-pin and one
25-pin. Some older computer systems and peripherals may only have a 25-pin
connector. Should you need to connect your 9-pin serial port to a 25-pin serial
port, you can purchase a 9-to-25 pin adapter.
