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HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.13 External Back Panel I/O Ports
There are 10 kinds of external connectors on the back panel of the motherboard.
The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing.
1. PS/2 Mouse Port (Green 6-pin MOUSE)
The onboard PS/2 Mouse port is a 6-pin Mini-Din connector marked “MOUSE”.
2. PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple 6-pin KB)
The onboard PS/2 Keyboard port is a 6-pin Mini-Din connector marked “KB”.
3. USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports 1 & 2 (Black two 4-pin USBs)
You can plug any USB device into the USB ports. The motherboard contains two USB
ports, which are marked “USB”.
4. Parallel Port (Burgundy 25-pin PRN)
The onboard printer port is a 25-pin D-type connector marked “PRN”.
5. Serial Port COMA (Turquoise 9-pin COMA)
The first onboard serial port is a 9-pin D-type connector marked “COMA”. (The second
onboard serial port COMB is a 10-pin header connector. Please refer to page 26 for the
location and details).
6. Display VGA Port (Blue 15-pin VGA)
The onboard VGA port is a 15-pin D-type connector marked “VGA”.
7. Game Port / MIDI Port (Gold 15-pin GAME)
The onboard Game port / MIDI Port is a 15-pin D-type connector marked “GAME”.
8. Line_out (Lime Green 1/8” LINE_OUT)
The onboard Line_out connector is a 1/8” stereo audio jack marked “LINE_OUT”.
9. Line_in (Light blue 1/8” LINE_IN)
The onboard Line_in connector is a 1/8” stereo audio jack marked “LINE_IN”.
10. MIC_in (Pink 1/8” MIC)
The onboard MIC_in connector is a 1/8” stereo audio jack connector marked “MIC”.
