Acer Extensa 355 - 1.2 Taking Care of Your Computer

System Tour
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2.7 Ports
Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your
notebook computer as you would with a desktop PC. The
ports are found on the rear panel; PC card slots are found on
the left panel of the notebook.
See Chapter 4 on how to connect external devices to the
notebook.
2.7.1 Rear Ports
# Icon Port Connects to...
1 DC-in Port AC adapter and power outlet
2 PS/2 Port
PS/2-compatible device
(e.g., PS/2 keyboard,
keypad, mouse)
3 Security Notch Kensington-compatible key-based
computer security lock.
4 External CRT port
Monitor
(up to 1024x768, 256-colors )
5 Serial Port
(UART16650-
compatible)
Serial device
(e.g., serial mouse)
6
Parallel Port
(EPP/ECP-
compliant)
Parallel device
(e.g., parallel printer)
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