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Locating the connectors on the rear, Removing the cover, Locating – Lenovo THINKCENTRE 8177 User Manual

Page 98: Connectors, Rear, Removing, Cover

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Locating

the

connectors

on

the

rear

The

following

illustration

shows

the

locations

of

the

connectors

on

the

rear

of

the

computer.

1

Power

connector

8

USB

connectors

2

Mouse

connector

9

Ethernet

connector

3

Keyboard

connector

10

Microphone

connector

4

USB

connectors

11

Audio

line

out

connector

5

Serial

connector

12

Audio

line

in

connector

6

Parallel

connector

13

AGP

slot

(some

models)

7

VGA

Monitor

connector

14

PCI

slots

(In

some

models,

other

devices,

such

as

a

modem,

might

be

installed

here.)

Removing

the

cover

Important

Read

Chapter

2,

“Safety

information,”

on

page

5

and

“Handling

electrostatic

discharge-sensitive

devices”

on

page

8

before

removing

the

cover.

1.

Shut

down

your

operating

system,

remove

any

media

(diskettes,

CDs,

or

tapes)

from

the

drives,

and

turn

off

all

attached

devices

and

the

computer.

2.

Unplug

all

power

cords

from

electrical

outlets.

3.

Disconnect

all

cables

attached

to

the

computer.

This

includes

power

cords,

input/output

(I/O)

cables,

and

any

other

cables

that

are

connected

to

the

computer.

4.

Remove

the

two

screws

at

the

rear

and

slide

the

cover

to

the

rear

to

remove.

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