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15-Pin VGA Monitor Connector
The monitor connector supports a video graphics array
(VGA)-compatible monitor with a 15-pin connector.
Connect the monitor's signal cable to this 15-pin connector.
This connection provides integrated, VGA-compatible high-
performance video on the system's accelerated Peripheral
Component Interconnect (PCI) local bus.
The integrated video hardware supports standard, super,
and high-resolution graphics modes. The system ships
with the following Microsoft Windows video drivers
preinstalled on the hard disk:
1280 by 1024 pixels with 16 colors
1024 by 768 pixels with 16/256 colors
800 by 600 pixels with 16/256/64,000 colors
640 by 480 pixels with 16/256/64,000 and 16.8 million
colors.
The default Windows video resolution is 800 by 600 pixels
with 256 colors. To change video modes or install video
drivers for popular software applications, see "Video
Drivers" in Chapter 2.
See "Video Features" in this chapter for more information
about your computer's video capabilities.
Printer Port
The printer port is the system's parallel interface connector.
Use this port to connect a parallel printer with a 25-pin
connector to the system. See "Parallel Printer" in Chapter 5
for printer connection information.
MS-DOS refers to this port as LPT1. The LPT1
assignment identifies the port for software installations.
See Chapter 2 for printer port settings.
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