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Printer port
Use this port to connect a parallel printer with a 25-pin
connector to the system.
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Serial ports
Attach a serial device with a 9-pin connector to each
serial port. Serial devices include a pointing device,
serial printer, or a modem. (Serial port 2 is disabled by
default; enable COM2 in BIOS to use the port.)
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Keyboard port
Attach the keyboard that comes with your computer to
the keyboard port.
The keyboard port supports a PS/2
101-key or 104-key keyboard (in the U.S. and Canada)
or a 102-key keyboard (in the United Kingdom and
Germany) with a 6-pin mini DIN connector.
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Mouse port
Attach the mouse that comes with your computer to this
port. The mouse port supports a PS/2-compatible
mouse.
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Universal Serial Bus ports
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports allow you to add
new plug and play serial devices without opening up the
system. You simply plug the devices into the ports. The
USB determines system resources for each peripheral
and assigns them without user intervention. Up to 127
devices can be daisy chained to a single USB port.
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Fax/modem ports
Some systems come with a 56 kilobytes per second
(Kbps) fax/modem board. The fax/modem board allows
the connection of a phone line to the computer for fax
and data communications functions.
Dual fax/modem ports let you use a telephone line for
the fax/modem and your telephone.
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