telephony and multimedia devices. It uses Plug and Play technology to determine
the type of device attached to the connector.
Notes:
1. If you attach a standard (non-USB) keyboard to the keyboard connector, the
USB connectors and devices will be disabled during the power-on self-test.
2. If you install a USB keyboard that has a mouse connector, the USB keyboard
emulates a mouse, and you will not be able to disable the mouse settings in the
BIOS Setup Utility program.
USB cables
Use a 4-pin USB cable to connect external devices to USB connectors.
USB technology transfers data at up to 12 megabits-per-second (Mbps) with a
maximum of 127 external devices and a maximum signal distance of five meters
(16 ft) per segment.
USB connectors
See “Input/Output connector locations” on page 9 for the location of the USB
connectors.
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Audio connectors
The audio connectors are used to connect external audio equipment to your
computer, see “Input/Output connector locations” on page 9 for the location of
these connectors.
Line
out
Line
in
Mic
Line out
This connector is used to send audio signals from the computer to external devices,
such as powered speakers with built-in amplifiers, headphones, multimedia
keyboards, or the audio Line in connector on a stereo system.
Note: The internal speaker in your computer is disabled when any device is
attached to this connector.
Line in
This connector is used to accept audio signals from external devices, such as line
output from a stereo, television, or musical instrument into the computer sound
system.
Microphone
This connector is used to connect a microphone to your computer when you want
to record voice or other sounds on the hard-disk drive. It can also be used by
speech recognition software.
Video connector
Your computer uses an AGP adapter located in the AGP slot on the system board.
The video connector is on the adapter and is located on the rear of your computer.
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