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2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports
The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following:
PS/2 mouse port
PS/2 keyboard port
Parallel port
COM ports
VGA port
LAN port
USB ports
Line-out jack
Line-in jack
Mic-in jack
2.5.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports
The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple)
ports -both at location CN5 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is
not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards.
Warning:
Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard.
Failure to do so may damage the system board.