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3 Microphone connector
2 Headphone connector
4 USB connector
Locating connectors on the rear of your computer
Rear connector locations 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.
Figure 2. Rear connector locations
1 VGA monitor connector 8 Cover-release button
2 USB connectors (3) 9 PCI card slot
3 Ethernet connector 10 Audio line-out connector
4 Audio line-in connector 11 Microphone connector
5 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors
(optional)
12 USB connectors (3)
6 Serial port (optional)
13 DisplayPort connector
7 Integrated cable lock slot 14 ac power adapter 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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