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Locating connectors on the rear of your computer
Figure 2 “Rear connector locations” on page 9 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.
Figure2. Rear connector locations
1 Power cord connector 9 Audio line-out connector
2 Serial port
10 Audio line-in connector
3 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors
(optional)
11 PCI Express x16 card slot (graphics card available in some
models)
4 VGA monitor connector 12 DVI connector (optional)
5 DisplayPort connector
13 DisplayPort connector (optional)
6 USB connectors (USB port 3 to port 8) 14 PCI Express x1 card slot
7 Ethernet connector
15 PCI card slots (2)
8 Microphone connector
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 ampliers), headphones, multimedia
keyboards, or the audio line-in connector on a stereo system or other external
recording device.
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