Hardware Setup
Back Panel I/O
VGA
Port
The
DB15-pin female
connector
is
provided for
monitor.
DVI
Port
The
DVI
(Digital
Visual
Interface)
connector
allows
you
to
connect
a
LCD
monitor.
It
provides
a
high-speed
digital
interconnection
between
the
computer
and
its
display
device.
To
connect
an
LCD
monitor,
simply
plug
your
monitor
cable
into
the
DVI
connector,
and
make
sure
that
the
other
end
of
the
cable
is
properly
connected
to
your
monitor
(refer
to
your
monitor
manual for
more
information.)
USB
Port
The
USB
(Universal
Serial
Bus)
port is for
attaching
USB
devices
such
as
keyboard,
mouse,
or
other
USB-compatible
devices.
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Key Board
RCA
VGA Port
2*USB
Ports
2*USB
Ports
2*USB
Ports
Fiber
HDMI
DVI
ESATA
LAN
Audio
Rear Panel
ESATA Port
The SATA defines only internal drives, but eSATA (External SATA) enables them to reside in their
own housing outside the computer and be plugged in as required. Providing an external, hot swap-
pable drive solution similar to USB, SATA offers much higher speeds than the USB bus.
SPDIF Port (Fiber+RCA)
(Sony/Philips Digital InterFace) A serial interface for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD
players to amplifiers and TVs. S/PDIF is typically used to transmit PCM and Dolby Digital 5.1, but
is not tied to any sampling rate or audio standard.
S/PDIF uses unbalanced 75 ohm coaxial cable up to 10 meters with RCA connectors or optical fiber
terminated with a Toslink (Toshiba link) connector. See AES/EBU and Toslink.
HDMI Port
(High-Definition Multimedia Interface) A digital interface for both audio and video signals designed
as a small-socket, single-cable solution for home theater and consumer electronics equipment. In-
troduced in 2002, HDMI is electrically identical to DVI, which is video only, and an HDMI source can
detect a DVI device on the other end and switch to the DVI protocol. In the photo below, the 19-pin
HDMI plug (left) is much smaller than the 19-pin DVI video-only plug, yet HDMI also supports up to
eight channels of 24-bit uncompressed audio at 192kHz.
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