Thunder 2500 S1867
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Remember, always read the manuals and installation notes that come with the
adapter
cards.
They contain important information which will help you install the components
right, the first time.
7. Connecting PS/2, USB, Serial & Parallel Devices
This board includes ports for USB, PS/2 mouse, and PS/2 keyboard devices. Note that, for
this board, the PS/2 mouse port is the upper PS/2 port, and the PS/2 keyboard port is the
lower PS/2 port.
The PS/2 connectors are probably quite familiar to you. The USB connectors, however,
may be foreign. The USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a versatile port. This one port type can
function as a serial, parallel, mouse, keyboard, or joystick port. It is fast enough to support
video transfer, and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy-chained peripheral devices.
Connecting Com and Printer Ports
Warning:
When plugging in your keyboard and mouse, or when plugging anything into a
serial or Com port, make sure that the power is off. Connecting these devices and ports
while the power is on is called hot plugging, and may damage your system.
Figure 2-15 below shows the ATX double row connectors on this board. The Com and
Printer ports, as well as the other ports, are labeled.
Note: Only TYAN cables will work on this motherboard. If you are using an existing case
with old cables, your system will not function properly. Use only TYAN-approved cables.
Figure 2-15
PS/2 mouse Ethernet LPT MIDI / Game Port
PS/2 keybrd USB O/1 COM1 Video-out Line-out Line-in Mic-in
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important!