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Component Icon Description
Power connector Plug the power cord into this connector.
Voltage switch Before turning on your computer, make sure that this switch is
in the correct position for the correct power available. The
switch is preset at the factory with the correct voltage for your
area.
In the United States, the utility power is supplied at a nominal
115 volts at 60 Hz. The power supply should always be set to
this when your computer is operating in the United States. In
other areas of the world, such as Europe, the utility power is
supplied at 230 volts at 50 Hz. If your computer is operating
in an environment such as this, the voltage switch should be
moved to 230.
PS/2 keyboard port Plug a Personal System/2
®
(PS/2) keyboard into this port.
Serial port Plug a serial device (such as a digital camera) into this port.
For more information, see “Installing a printer, scanner, or other
peripheral device” on page 26.
Video/TV out jack Plug an RCA cable into this jack to connect a video device, such
as a TV or a video recorder.
TOSLINK (optical
digital audio) jack
Plug a TOSLINK optical digital audio cable to this jack.
Audio jacks Plug audio devices into these jacks.
USB ports Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such as a printer,
scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into these ports. For
more information, see “Installing a printer, scanner, or other
peripheral device” on page 26.
VGA (monitor) port Plug a monitor into this port.
Kensington™
lock slot
Secure your computer to an object by connecting a Kensington
cable lock to this slot.
PS/2 mouse port Plug a PS/2 mouse into this port.
Parallel port Plug a parallel device (such as a printer) into this port. For more
information, see “Installing a printer, scanner, or other
peripheral device” on page 26.
IEEE 1394 ports Plug IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire
®
or i.Link
®
) devices
(such as a digital camcorder) into these 4-pin IEEE 1394 ports.
For more information, see “Installing a printer, scanner, or other
peripheral device” on page 26.