About Your Computer: Dell XPS 400 Service Manual
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1 power
connector
Insert the power cable.
2 sound
card
connectors
(5)
Line-in connector — Use the blue line-in connector to attach a
record/playback device such as a cassette player, CD player, or VCR.
Line-out connector — Use the green line-out connector to attach
headphones and most speakers with integrated amplifiers.
Microphone connector — Use the pink microphone connector to attach a
personal computer microphone for voice or musical input into a sound or
telephony program.
Surround connector — Use the black surround connector to attach
multichannel-capable speakers.
Center/subwoofer (Center/LFE) connector — Use the yellow subwoofer
connector to attach multiple speakers.
3 network
connector
To attach your computer to a network or broadband device, connect one end of
a network cable to either a network port or your network or broadband device.
Connect the other end of the network cable to the network connector on your
computer. A click indicates that the network cable has been securely attached.
NOTE:
Do not plug a telephone cable into the network connector.
On computers with a network connector card, use the connector on the card.
4 USB 2.0
connectors
(5)
Use the back USB connectors for devices that typically remain connected, such
as printers, keyboards, and mice, or for bootable USB devices which may not
function properly if attached to the front connectors (see "
System Setup
" for
more information on booting to a USB device)
It is recommended that you use the front USB connectors for devices that you
connect occasionally, such as joysticks or cameras.
5 card slots
(6)
Access connectors for any installed PCI or PCI Express cards.
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