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1-8 Reviewing System Features
External Connectors
External connectors let you attach peripheral devices, such as
a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and printer to your system. Your
system has the following external connectors.
Mouse port
Attach the mouse that comes with your computer to this
port. The mouse port supports a PS/2-compatible mouse.
Keyboard port
Attach the keyboard that comes with your computer to the
keyboard port.
The keyboard port supports a PS/2
®
-compatible (personal
system/2-compatible) 101-key or 104-key keyboard (in the
U.S. and Canada) or a 102-key keyboard (in the United
Kingdom and Germany) with a 6-pin mini DIN connector.
VGA monitor connector
The system comes with an accelerated graphics port
(AGP) graphics board. The external video graphics array
(VGA) connector on the AGP board supports an NEC
MultiSync
®
monitor, NEC VistaScan™ monitor, or other
VGA-compatible monitor with a 15-pin connector. Attach
the signal cable from your monitor to the VGA connector.
Printer port
Use this port to connect a parallel printer with a 25-pin
connector to the system.
Serial ports 1 and 2 (COM1 and COM2)
Attach a serial device with a 9-pin connector to these
serial ports. Serial devices include a pointing device, serial
printer, or a modem.
Universal Serial Bus port
This port adds a USB connector at the rear of the system
(see “Universal Serial Bus Port” earlier in this chapter).