Back Panel; View Of The Back Panel; Serial Port: Com1 - MSI K8MM3 Series User Manual

View of the Back Panel

The back panel provides the following connectors:
Mouse
Keyboard
COM 1

Serial Port: COM1

The mainboard provides one 9-pin mail DIN connector as serial port COM1. The serial
port is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs.
You can attach a serial mouse or other serial device directly to it.
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COM1

Back Panel

Parallel
USB Ports
VGA Port
Pin Definition
PIN SIGNAL
1 DCD
2 SIN
3 SOUT
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI
Hardware Setup
(optional)
1394
LAN
Port
USB Ports
DESCRIPTION
Data Carry Detect
Serial In or Receive Data
Serial Out or Transmit Data
Data Terminal Ready
Ground
Data Set Ready
Request T o Send
Clear To Send
Ring Indicate
L-in
L-out
MIC
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