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Connecting I/O Devices
The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports:
PS2 Mouse
PS2 Keyboard
Serial Port (COM1)
VGA Port
Parallel Port (LPT)
(optional)
USB Ports
LAN Port
Audio Ports
Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device.
Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard.
Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or
fax/modems.
Connect your monitor to the VGA port.
Use LPT to connect printers or other parallel communications
devices.
Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your
computer to the network.
Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices. The first jack
is for stereo line-in signal. The second jack is for stereo line-out
signal. The third jack is for microphone.
Installing the Motherboard