Before you begin, you'll
want to become familiar
with the components of your
Compaq Presario.
Tip
Some components have
color-coded connectors that
match the ports on the back of
your computer.
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SING
OUR
OMPUTER
1 CD-ROM, CD-RW, or
DVD-ROM drive
2 Disk drive
3 Power button
1 Modem port for connecting
to a phone link
2 Microphone port
3 Audio speaker ports
4 Monitor port
5 Parallel port for connecting a
peripheral device, such as a
printer
6 Serial port for connecting a
serial peripheral device
7 USB ports for connecting an
Internet keyboard or other
USB devices
8 PS/2 mouse port; PS/2
keyboard port
9 Power port
Note: Connectors may
vary by model.
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