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28 Gateway ALR 8200R User’s Guide
Power Connectors
These connect to a power source and provide power to the power supply
modules, which distributes power to the system and its peripherals. Using
the power cables supplied with the system, connect each of the power
supplies into a separate wall outlet or plug strip.
Expansion Slot Cover Plates
These are cover plates for the corresponding expansion slots on the system
board: five PCI slots, one PCI/RAID port, one shared PCI/ISA slot, and
one ISA slot.
Parallel Port Parallel devices such as parallel printers and scanners can be
connected to this port.
Serial Ports 1 and 2 These are high speed serial ports which use the First-In-First-Out
(FIFO) protocol. If you have a serial mouse, connect it to Serial
Port 1 (COM1). Other serial devices such as serial printers or
modems can also be connected these ports.
Mouse Port This port supports any mouse with a miniature circular DIN (mini-
DIN) connector.
Keyboard Port This port supports any keyboard with a miniature circular DIN
(mini-DIN) connector.
Video Port Connects your monitor to the integrated video controller
Dual USB Ports Provides connection points for USB-compliant peripheral
devices, such as modems, keyboards, joysticks, etc.
Ethernet Port Provides point of connection, via 10/100Base T cable, with
integrated Intel 82258 Ethernet adapter. Allows the system to be
connected to a network.
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