Lenovo ThinkStation E31 - Locating Connectors on the Rear of Your Computer

Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer
Figure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage70showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyour
computer.Someconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerarecolor-codedtohelpyoudeterminewhereto
connectthecablesonyourcomputer.
Figure2.Rearconnectorlocations
1 Powercordconnector 9 Audioline-outconnector
2 Serialport
10 Audioline-inconnector
3 PS/2keyboardandmouseconnectors
(optional)
11 PCIExpressx16cardslot(graphicscardavailableinsome
models)
4 VGAmonitorconnector 12 DVIconnector(optional)
5 DisplayPortconnector
13 DisplayPortconnector(optional)
6 USBconnectors(USBport3toport8) 14 PCIExpressx1cardslot
7 Ethernetconnector
15 PCIcardslots(2)
8 Microphoneconnector
ConnectorDescription
Audioline-inconnector
Usedtoreceiveaudiosignalsfromanexternalaudiodevice,suchasastereo
system.Whenyouattachanexternalaudiodevice,acableisconnectedbetween
theaudioline-outconnectorofthedeviceandtheaudioline-inconnectorofthe
computer.
Audioline-outconnector
Usedtosendaudiosignalsfromthecomputertoexternaldevices,suchaspowered
stereospeakers(speakerswithbuilt-inampliers),headphones,multimedia
keyboards,ortheaudioline-inconnectoronastereosystemorotherexternal
recordingdevice.
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