Dell WorkStation 210 Personal Computer User Manual


 
B-6 Dell Precision 210 Desktop Systems User’s Guide
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The I/O ports and connectors on the back panel of your computer are the gateways
through which your computer system communicates with external devices, such as a
keyboard, mouse, printer, and monitor. Figure B-2 identifies the I/O ports and connec-
tors for your computer.
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The two built-in serial ports use 9-pin D-subminiature connectors on the back panel.
These ports support devices such as external modems, printers, plotters, and mice
that require serial data transmission (the transmission of data one bit at a time over
one line).
SERIAL1/2 Serial port connectors (sometimes referred to
as
COM1
and
COM2;
stacked)
SLOT1_PRI Primary Pentium II processor SEC cartridge
connector
SLOT1_SEC Secondary Pentium II processor SEC cartridge
connector
USB USB connectors
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the
Glossary.
USB
connectors
keyboard
connector
mouse
connector
serial port 2
connector
serial port 1
connector
parallel port
connector
video connector (may be in
bottom or second expansion slot)
NIC connector line-in jackline-out jackmicrophone jack
No PCI expansion slot connector
exists behind this slot cover.