Connectors; Rear Panel Connectors - Intel i945G2-IQNAR User Manual

1.10 Connectors

1.10.1 Rear panel connectors

1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse.
2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices.
3 & 4. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN)
through a network hub. Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
LAN port LED indications
ACT/ LINK LED
Status Description
OFF No link
Orange Linked
Blinking Data activity
5. Line In port (light blue). This port connects a tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio
sources.
6. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel,
6-channel, and 8-channel configuration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker
Out.
7. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone.
8. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available
for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
9. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available
for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
10. VGA port. This 15-pin VGA port connects to a VGA monitor.
11. Serial connector. This 9-pin COM1 port is for serial devices.
12. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
SPEED LED
Status Description
OFF 10Mbps connection
Orange 100Mbps connection
Green 1Gbps connection
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