Gateway ALR 8200 - Manual (Page 27)

System Features 17
I/O ports
The following table shows the rear panel I/O ports and their descriptions.
For the locations of the ports refer to Figure 3 on page 14.
Port Definition
Serial ports 1 and 2 These are high speed serial ports that use the
First-In-First-Out (FIFO) protocol. If you have a
serial mouse, connect it to Serial Port 1 (COM1).
Other serial devices such as serial printers or
modems are also connected to these ports.
Parallel port Parallel devices such as parallel printers and
scanners can be connected to this port.
Mouse port This port supports any mouse with a miniature
circular DIN (mini-DIN) connector.
Keyboard port This port supports any keyboard with a miniature
circular DIN (mini-DIN) connector.
Video port Connects your monitor to the video interface
card.
Stacked dual USB
ports These ports support any USB compliant devices.
USB keyboards and mice may not be compatible
with power management functions.
Integrated LAN port This port supports an RJ45 connector to your
LAN. The LAN port has two small LEDs. These
LEDs provide the following information:
• The green LED lights when the integrated
ethernet circuit detects a valid link to the
network
• The amber LED lights when the integrated
ethernet circuit communicates at 100Mbps.
Important!
If your mouse has a
mini-DIN connector, you
must connect it to the
mouse port.
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