Figure4.Rearconnectorlocations
1Powercordconnector9Audioline-inconnector
2Serialconnector10PCIExpressx16graphicscard(availableinsomemodels)
3VGAmonitorconnector11PCIExpressx1cardslotbracket
4DisplayPortconnectors(2)12PCIcardslotbracket
5USB3.0connectors(4)13PCIExpressx4cardslotbracket
6USB2.0connectors(2)14Optionalserialconnector
7Microphoneconnector15Ethernetconnector
8Audioline-outconnector
16PS/2keyboardandmouseconnectors(optional)
ConnectorDescription
Audioline-inconnector
Usedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereo
system.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevice,acableconnectstheaudio
line-outconnectorofthedevicetotheaudioline-inconnectoroftheserver.
Audioline-outconnector
Usedtosendaudiosignalsfromtheservertoexternaldevices,suchaspowered
stereospeakers(speakerswithbuilt-inamplifiers),headphones,multimedia
keyboards,ortheaudioline-inconnectoronastereosystemorotherexternal
recordingdevice.
DisplayPortconnector
Usedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevices
thatuseaDisplayPortconnector.
Microphoneconnector
Usedtoattachamicrophonetoyourserverwhenyouwanttorecordsoundorif
youusespeech-recognitionsoftware.
Serialconnector
Usedtoattachanexternalmodem,aserialprinter,orotherdevicesthatusea
9-pinserialconnector.
USBconnectorUsedtoattachadevicethatrequiresaUSBconnector,suchasaUSBkeyboard,a
USBmouse,aUSBscanner,oraUSBprinter.IfyouhavemorethaneightUSB
devices,youcanpurchaseaUSBhub,whichyoucanusetoconnectadditional
USBdevices.
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