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Locating connectors on the rear of your computer
The following illustration shows the locations of the connectors on the rear of your computer. Some
connectors on the rear of your computer are color-coded to help you determine where to connect the
cables on your computer.
Figure 2. Rear connector locations
1 Power-cord connector
2 Serial connector
3 VGA connector
4 DisplayPort® connectors
5 USB 3.0 connectors (4)
6 USB 2.0 connectors (2)
7 Microphone connector
8 PCI/PCI-Express card area (different cards provide
different connectors)
9 Audio line-in connector
10 Optional serial connector
11 Cable-lock slots
12 Padlock loop
13 Audio line-out connector
14 Ethernet connector
15 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors (available on
some models)
16 Security-lock slot
Note: If your computer has a discrete graphics card, a network interface card, or an audio card installed
in one of the PCI card slots, ensure that you use the connectors on the card instead of the corresponding
connectors on the computer.
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