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14 Gateway ALR 8300 User’s Guide

Fans

The exhaust fans provide airflow through the system to keep the interior
temperature to acceptable levels. Do not block the vents for these fans. If a
fan stops working, replace it immediately. Excessive heat within the chassis
can damage other system components.

Chassis keylock

The chassis keylock allows you to secure the panels to the chassis to prevent
unauthorized access to the system and its peripherals.

Expansion slot cover plates

These are cover plates for their corresponding expansion slots on the
system board. For more information, see “Basic features” on page 8 or

Maintaining and Troubleshooting the Gateway ALR 8300 Server

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I/O ports

The following table shows the rear panel I/O ports and their descriptions.
For the locations of the ports refer to Figure 3 on page 12.

Port

Definition

Serial ports
1 and 2

These are high speed serial ports that use the
first-in-first-out (FIFO) protocol. If you have a serial
mouse, connect it to serial port 1 (COM1). Other serial
devices such as serial printers or modems are also con-
nected to these ports.

Parallel port

Parallel devices such as parallel printers and scanners
can be connected to this port.

Mouse port

This port supports any mouse with a miniature circular
DIN (mini-DIN) connector.

Keyboard
port

This port supports any keyboard with a miniature circular
DIN (mini-DIN) connector.

Video port

Connects the monitor to the integrated video controller.

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