1-8 Reviewing System Features
External Connectors
External connectors let you attach peripheral devices, such as a monitor,
keyboard, mouse, and printer to your system. Your system has the
following external connectors.
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Mouse port
Attach the mouse that comes with your computer to this port. The
mouse port supports a PS/2-compatible mouse.
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Keyboard port
Attach the keyboard that comes with your computer to the keyboard
port.
The keyboard port supports a PS/2
®
-compatible (personal system/2-
compatible) 101-key or 104-key keyboard (in the U.S. and Canada) or
a 102-key keyboard (in the United Kingdom and Germany) with a
6-pin mini DIN connector.
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VGA monitor connector
The system comes with a video graphics array (VGA) connector on
the system board. This connector supports the accelerated graphics
port (AGP) standard. Attach the signal cable from your monitor to the
VGA connector. Use this port to connect an NEC MultiSync
®
monitor, NEC VistaScan™ monitor, or other VGA-compatible
monitor with a 15-pin connector.
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Printer port
Use this port to connect a parallel printer with a 25-pin connector to
the system.
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Serial port 1 (COM A)
Attach a serial device with a 9-pin connector to this serial port. Serial
devices include a pointing device, serial printer, or a modem.
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Serial port 2 (COM B)
If your system has this optional port (housed in a PCI expansion board
slot), use it as you would serial port 1.
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Universal Serial Bus port
This port adds a USB connector at the rear of the system (see
“Universal Serial Bus Port” earlier in this chapter).