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Chapter 1: System introduction
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Rear panel
The system rear panel includes the power connector and several I/O ports
that allow convenient connection of devices.
13. Expansion slot covers. Remove these covers when installing expansion
cards.
14. Expansion slots. Use these slots when installing expansion cards.
15. Rear surround speakers.
This port connects to a high-definition six-
channel speaker.
16. Side surround speakers.
This port connects to a high-definition six-
channel speaker.
17. Microphone port . This Microphone (pink) port connects a
microphone. In 4/6-channel mode, the function of this port becomes
Low Frequency Enhanced Output/Center.
18. VGA port . This port connects a VGA monitor.
19. PS/2 mouse port . This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.
20. External SATA port. This port connects to a SATA hard disk drive.
21. PS/2 keyboard port
. This purple 6-pin connector is for a
PS/2 keyboard.
22. USB 2.0 ports
2.0
. These Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports
are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices such as a mouse, printer,
scanner, camera, PDA, and others.
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