Lenovo ThinkStation P300 - Manual (Page 15)

Locating connectors on the rear of your computer
The following illustration shows the locations of the connectors on the rear of your computer. Some
connectors on the rear of your computer are color-coded to help you determine where to connect the
cables on your computer.
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Figure 2. Rear connector locations
1 Power-cord connector 2 VGA connector
3 Serial connector 4 DisplayPort ® connectors
5 USB 3.0 connectors (4) 6 USB 2.0 connectors (2)
7 Microphone connector 8 Audio line-out connector
9 Audio line-in connector 10 PCI/PCI-Express card area (different cards provide
different connectors)
11 Optional serial connector 12 Ethernet connector
13 Cable-lock slots (2) 14 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors (available on
some models)
15 Security-lock slot 16 Padlock loop
Note: If your computer has a discrete graphics card, a network interface card, or an audio card installed
in one of the PCI card slots, ensure that you use the connectors on the card instead of the corresponding
connectors on the computer.
Connector Description
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.
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.
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