Locating Connectors On The Rear Of Your Computer - Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 10B0 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Locating connectors on the rear of your computer

Figure 2 "Rear connector locations" on page 70 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
Power cord connector
3
PS/2 keyboard connector
5
VGA monitor connector
7
USB 2.0 connectors (2)
9
Audio line-out connector
11
PCI Express x16 graphics card slot
13
Security-lock slot
15
Ethernet connector
Connector
Audio line-in connector
Audio line-out connector
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PS/2 mouse connector
4
DisplayPort connector
6
USB 3.0 connectors (2)
8
Microphone connector
10
Audio line-in connector
12
PCI Express x1 card slots (2)
14
Padlock loop
16
Serial 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.
Used to send audio signals from the computer to external devices, such as powered
stereo speakers (speakers with built-in amplifiers), headphones, multimedia
keyboards, or the audio line-in connector on a stereo system or other external
recording device.
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