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Serial port (COM1)
Attach a serial device with a 9-pin connector to the serial
port. Serial devices include a pointing device, serial
printer, or a modem.
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Keyboard port
Attach the keyboard that comes with the computer to the
keyboard port.
The keyboard port supports a personal system (PS)/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.
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Mouse port
Attach the mouse that comes with the computer to this
port. The mouse port supports a PS/2-compatible mouse.
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Universal Serial Bus ports
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports allow you to add
new plug and play serial devices without opening up the
system. You simply plug the devices into the ports. The
USB determines system resources for each peripheral and
assigns them without user intervention. Up to 127 devices
can be daisy chained to the USB ports.
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LAN connector
The rear panel contains one RJ-45-compatible port for
connecting the system to an Ethernet local-area network
(LAN) so you can communicate with other computers.
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Fax/modem board
You can order a 56-kilobytes per second (Kbps)
fax/modem board and install it in an expansion slot (see
Chapter 5 for option installation procedures). The
fax/modem board allows the connection of a phone line to
the computer for fax and data communications functions.
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