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Preparing for use
Ports on the PC
The ports for external devices are on the rear and on the front of the PC. The ports available on your
PC depend on the configuration level you have selected. The standard ports are marked with the
symbols shown below (or similar).
Keyboard port, purple
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Serial port 1, teal or turquoise
Monitor port, blue
Headphones port, light green
Audio output (Line out), light green
Game port, gold
USB - Universal Serial Bus, black
Some of the devices that you connect require special drivers (see the operating system
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and device documentation).
Connecting external devices to the serial port
External devices can be connected to the serial port (e.g. a modem).
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Connect the data cable to the external device.
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Connect the data cable to the serial port
For an exact description of how to connect external devices to the serial port, please refer to the
device documentation.
Settings of the serial port
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If you need to change the settings of the serial port (e.g. address, interrupt), you can do
so in the BIOS Setup. The settings for the port are described in the technical manual for
the mainboard or in the "BIOS Setup" manual.
Device drivers
The devices connected to the serial port require drivers. Your operating system already
includes many drivers. Nevertheless, if the driver you need is not on the hard disk, please
install it from the data carrier supplied with the device or with the application programme.
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PS/2 mouse port, green
2
Serial port 2, teal or turquoise
Parallel port/Printer, burgundy
Microphone jack (mono), pink
Audio input (Line in), light blue
SCSI connection
LAN
LAN port
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