Locating Connectors On The Rear Of Your Computer; Computer - Lenovo ThinkStation 2551 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Locating connectors on the rear of your computer

Figure 2 "Rear connector locations" on page 72 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
2
Serial port
3
PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors
(optional)
4
VGA monitor connector
5
DisplayPort connector
6
USB connectors (USB port 3 to port 8)
7
Ethernet connector
8
Microphone connector
Connector
Audio line-in connector
Audio line-out connector
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9
Audio line-out connector
10
Audio line-in connector
11
PCI Express x16 card slot (graphics card available in some
models)
12
DVI connector (optional)
13
DisplayPort connector (optional)
14
PCI Express x1 card slot
15
PCI card slots (2)
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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