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Connector

Description

Mouse

connector

Used

to

attach

a

mouse,

trackball,

or

other

pointing

device

that

uses

a

standard

mouse

connector.

Keyboard

connector

Used

to

attach

a

keyboard

that

uses

a

standard

keyboard

connector.

Parallel

connector

Used

to

attach

a

parallel

printer,

parallel

scanner,

or

other

devices

that

use

a

25-pin

parallel

connector.

Serial

connector

Used

to

attach

an

external

modem,

serial

printer,

or

other

devices

that

use

a

9-pin

serial

connector.

Ethernet

connector

Used

to

attach

an

Ethernet

cable

for

a

local

area

network

(LAN).

Note:

To

operate

the

computer

within

FCC

Class

B

limits,

use

a

Category

5

Ethernet

cable.

USB

connectors

Used

to

attach

a

device

that

requires

a

Universal

Serial

Bus

(USB)

connection,

such

as

a

USB

scanner

or

USB

printer.

If

you

have

more

than

six

USB

devices,

you

can

purchase

a

USB

hub,

which

you

can

use

to

connect

additional

USB

devices.

Audio

line

out

connector

Used

to

send

audio

signals

from

the

computer

to

external

devices,

such

as

powered

stereo

speakers

(speakers

with

built-in

amplifiers),

headphones,

multimedia

keyboards,

or

the

audio

line

in

connector

on

a

stereo

system

or

other

external

recording

device.

Audio

line

in

connector

Used

to

receive

audio

signals

from

an

external

audio

device,

such

as

a

stereo

system.

When

you

attach

an

external

audio

device,

a

cable

is

connected

between

the

audio

line

out

connector

of

the

device

and

the

audio

line

in

connector

of

the

computer.

Obtaining

device

drivers

You

can

obtain

device

drivers

for

operating

systems

that

are

not

preinstalled

at

http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/

on

the

World

Wide

Web.

Installation

instructions

are

provided

in

README

files

with

the

device-driver

files.

Chapter

1.

Installing

options

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